EGFR Pathway Links Amino Acid Levels and Induction of Macropinocytosis.

Macropinocytosis coordinates non-specific uptake of macromolecules and fluid. Cancers employ macropinocytosis to obtain nutrients to support their metabolic homeostasis. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Lee et al.

Immune dysregulation in immunodeficiency disorders: The role of T-cell receptor sequencing.

Immune dysregulation is a prominent feature of primary immunodeficiency disorders, which commonly manifested as autoimmunity, cytopenias and inflammatory bowel disease. In partial T-cell immunodeficiency disorders, it has been proposed that the imbalance between effector and regulatory T-cells drives the breakdown of peripheral tolerance. While there is no robust test for immune dysregulation, the T-cell receptor repertoire is used as a surrogate marker, and has been shown to be perturbed in a number of immunodeficiency disorders featuring immune dysregulation including Omenn's Syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, and common variable immunodeficiency.