Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation
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Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation. / Luda, Katarzyna M.; Longo, Joseph; Kitchen-Goosen, Susan M.; Duimstra, Lauren R.; Ma, Eric H.; Watson, McLane J.; Oswald, Brandon M.; Fu, Zhen; Madaj, Zachary; Kupai, Ariana; Dickson, Bradley M.; DeCamp, Lisa M.; Dahabieh, Michael S.; Compton, Shelby E.; Teis, Robert; Kaymak, Irem; Lau, Kin H.; Kelly, Daniel P.; Puchalska, Patrycja; Williams, Kelsey S.; Krawczyk, Connie M.; Lévesque, Dominique; Boisvert, François Michel; Sheldon, Ryan D.; Rothbart, Scott B.; Crawford, Peter A.; Jones, Russell G.
In: Immunity, Vol. 56, No. 9, 2023, p. 2021-2035.e8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation
AU - Luda, Katarzyna M.
AU - Longo, Joseph
AU - Kitchen-Goosen, Susan M.
AU - Duimstra, Lauren R.
AU - Ma, Eric H.
AU - Watson, McLane J.
AU - Oswald, Brandon M.
AU - Fu, Zhen
AU - Madaj, Zachary
AU - Kupai, Ariana
AU - Dickson, Bradley M.
AU - DeCamp, Lisa M.
AU - Dahabieh, Michael S.
AU - Compton, Shelby E.
AU - Teis, Robert
AU - Kaymak, Irem
AU - Lau, Kin H.
AU - Kelly, Daniel P.
AU - Puchalska, Patrycja
AU - Williams, Kelsey S.
AU - Krawczyk, Connie M.
AU - Lévesque, Dominique
AU - Boisvert, François Michel
AU - Sheldon, Ryan D.
AU - Rothbart, Scott B.
AU - Crawford, Peter A.
AU - Jones, Russell G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Environmental nutrient availability influences T cell metabolism, impacting T cell function and shaping immune outcomes. Here, we identified ketone bodies (KBs)—including β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc)—as essential fuels supporting CD8+ T cell metabolism and effector function. βOHB directly increased CD8+ T effector (Teff) cell cytokine production and cytolytic activity, and KB oxidation (ketolysis) was required for Teff cell responses to bacterial infection and tumor challenge. CD8+ Teff cells preferentially used KBs over glucose to fuel the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in vitro and in vivo. KBs directly boosted the respiratory capacity and TCA cycle-dependent metabolic pathways that fuel CD8+ T cell function. Mechanistically, βOHB was a major substrate for acetyl-CoA production in CD8+ T cells and regulated effector responses through effects on histone acetylation. Together, our results identify cell-intrinsic ketolysis as a metabolic and epigenetic driver of optimal CD8+ T cell effector responses.
AB - Environmental nutrient availability influences T cell metabolism, impacting T cell function and shaping immune outcomes. Here, we identified ketone bodies (KBs)—including β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc)—as essential fuels supporting CD8+ T cell metabolism and effector function. βOHB directly increased CD8+ T effector (Teff) cell cytokine production and cytolytic activity, and KB oxidation (ketolysis) was required for Teff cell responses to bacterial infection and tumor challenge. CD8+ Teff cells preferentially used KBs over glucose to fuel the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in vitro and in vivo. KBs directly boosted the respiratory capacity and TCA cycle-dependent metabolic pathways that fuel CD8+ T cell function. Mechanistically, βOHB was a major substrate for acetyl-CoA production in CD8+ T cells and regulated effector responses through effects on histone acetylation. Together, our results identify cell-intrinsic ketolysis as a metabolic and epigenetic driver of optimal CD8+ T cell effector responses.
KW - acetyl-CoA
KW - cancer immunology
KW - CD8 T cells
KW - effector function
KW - epigenetics
KW - ketolysis
KW - ketone bodies
KW - metabolism
KW - TCA cycle
U2 - 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.07.002
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37516105
AN - SCOPUS:85169013765
VL - 56
SP - 2021-2035.e8
JO - Immunity
JF - Immunity
SN - 1074-7613
IS - 9
ER -
ID: 366763950