Journal
TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 81-91Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2014.12.005
Keywords
T cells; fatty acids; fatty acid oxidation; fatty acid synthesis; mTOR; ACC; AMPK
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB900, KFO250]
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The specific regulation of cellular metabolic processes is of major importance for directing immune cell differentiation and function. We review recent evidence indicating that changes in basic cellular lipid metabolism have critical effects on T cell proliferation and cell fate decisions. While induction of de novo fatty acid (FA) synthesis is essential for activation-induced proliferation and differentiation of effector T cells, FA catabolism via beta-oxidation is important for the development of CD8(+) T cell memory as well as for the differentiation of CD4(+) regulatory T cells. We consider the influence of lipid metabolism and metabolic intermediates on the regulation of signaling and transcriptional pathways via post-translational modifications, and discuss how an improved understanding of FA metabolism may reveal strategies for manipulating immune responses towards therapeutic outcomes.
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