CoAching CD8 T cells for tumor immunotherapy-the pantothenate way.

Cell Metab

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2021

The metabolic state of T cells strongly influences their effector function and anti-tumor efficacy. St. Paul et al. (2021) report that Tc22, a CD8 T cell subset with potent anti-tumor activity, upregulates the pantothenate/coenzyme A (CoA) pathway and that treatment with CoA or pantothenate is sufficient to enhance tumor immunotherapy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2021.11.009DOI Listing

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