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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1032113
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TCR T cell receptor; diacylglycerol kinase (DGK); ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase); chronic viral infection; T cell exhaustion
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资金
- Astellas Pharma
- National Institutes of Health [R01HL111501, R01HL146645]
- Ito Foundation
- Society for Promotion of International Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (SPIO)
This study investigates the role of TCR signaling pathways in chronic viral infection, revealing the distinct effects of DAG and ERK on CD8+ T cell activation and survival.
IntroductionActivation of T cell receptor (TCR) signaling is critical for clonal expansion of CD8+ T cells. However, the effects of augmenting TCR signaling during chronic antigen exposure is less understood. Here, we investigated the role of diacylglycerol (DAG)-mediated signaling downstream of the TCR during chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus clone 13 (LCMV CL13) infection by blocking DAG kinase zeta (DGK zeta), a negative regulator of DAG. MethodsWe examined the activation, survival, expansion, and phenotype of virus-specific T cell in the acute and chronic phases of LCMV CL13-infected in mice after DGK zeta blockade or selective activation of ERK. ResultsUpon LCMV CL13 infection, DGK zeta deficiency promoted early short-lived effector cell (SLEC) differentiation of LCMV-specific CD8+ T cells, but this was followed by abrupt cell death. Short-term inhibition of DGK zeta with ASP1570, a DGK zeta-selective pharmacological inhibitor, augmented CD8+ T cell activation without causing cell death, which reduced virus titers both in the acute and chronic phases of LCMV CL13 infection. Unexpectedly, the selective enhancement of ERK, one key signaling pathway downstream of DAG, lowered viral titers and promoted expansion, survival, and a memory phenotype of LCMV-specific CD8+ T cells in the acute phase with fewer exhausted T cells in the chronic phase. The difference seen between DGK zeta deficiency and selective ERK enhancement could be potentially explained by the activation of the AKT/mTOR pathway by DGK zeta deficiency, since the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin rescued the abrupt cell death seen in virus-specific DGK zeta KO CD8+ T cells. DiscussionThus, while ERK is downstream of DAG signaling, the two pathways lead to distinct outcomes in the context of chronic CD8+ T cell activation, whereby DAG promotes SLEC differentiation and ERK promotes a memory phenotype.
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