This study reveals the mechanism of TCR release following T cell activation. It shows that T cell activation leads to TCR shedding in microvilli, which involves trogocytosis and enzymatic vesiculation. Unlike TCR internalization, this shedding event increases surface TCR expression and promotes metabolic reprogramming for cell division and survival.
Although T cell activation is known to involve the internalization of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR), much less is known regarding the release of TCRs following T cell interaction with cognate antigen-presenting cells. In this study, we examine the physiological mechanisms underlying TCR release following T cell activation. We show that T cell activation results in the shedding of TCRs in T cell microvilli, which involves a combined process of trogocytosis and enzymatic vesiculation, leading to the loss of membrane TCRs and microvilli-associated proteins and lipids. Surprisingly, unlike TCR internalization, this event results in the rapid upregulation of surface TCR expression and metabolic reprogramming of cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis to support cell division and survival. These results demonstrate that TCRs are lost through trogocytic 'molting' following T cell activation and highlight this mechanism as an important regulator of clonal expansion. Following interaction with antigen-presenting cells, T cell receptors (TCR) can be internalized via endocytosis. In contrast to this established mechanism, this study shows that T cell activation can be followed by TCR shedding, leading to enhanced TCR expression, metabolic activity and proliferation.
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