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Glutathione Restricts Serine Metabolism to Preserve Regulatory T Cell Function.
Kurniawan, Henry Franchina, Davide G Guerra, Luana Bonetti, Lynn -Baguet, Leticia Soriano Grusdat, Melanie Schlicker, Lisa Hunewald, Oliver Dostert, Catherine Merz, Myriam P
Kurniawan, Henry
Franchina, Davide G
Guerra, Luana
Bonetti, Lynn
-Baguet, Leticia Soriano
Grusdat, Melanie
Schlicker, Lisa
Hunewald, Oliver
Dostert, Catherine
Merz, Myriam P
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2020-03-25
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain immune homeostasis and prevent autoimmunity. Serine stimulates glutathione (GSH) synthesis and feeds into the one-carbon metabolic network (1CMet) essential for effector T cell (Teff) responses. However, serine's functions, linkage to GSH, and role in stress responses in Tregs are unknown. Here, we show, using mice with Treg-specific ablation of the catalytic subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase (Gclc), that GSH loss in Tregs alters serine import and synthesis and that the integrity of this feedback loop is critical for Treg suppressive capacity. Although Gclc ablation does not impair Treg differentiation, mutant mice exhibit severe autoimmunity and enhanced anti-tumor responses. Gclc-deficient Tregs show increased serine metabolism, mTOR activation, and proliferation but downregulated FoxP3. Limitation of cellular serine in vitro and in vivo restores FoxP3 expression and suppressive capacity of Gclc-deficient Tregs. Our work reveals an unexpected role for GSH in restricting serine availability to preserve Treg functionality.
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Cell Metab. 2020;31(5):920-936.e7. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2020.03.004.
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