The Interleukin-2-mTORc1 Kinase Axis Defines the Signaling, Differentiation, and Metabolism of T Helper 1 and Follicular B Helper T Cells
Ray JP, Staron MM, Shyer JA, Ho PC, Marshall HD, Gray SM, Laidlaw BJ, Araki K, Ahmed R, Kaech SM, Craft J. The Interleukin-2-mTORc1 Kinase Axis Defines the Signaling, Differentiation, and Metabolism of T Helper 1 and Follicular B Helper T Cells. Immunity 2015, 43: 690-702. PMID: 26410627, PMCID: PMC4618086, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCalcium SignalingCell CycleCell DivisionEnzyme ActivationGlucoseGlycolysisInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mice, Inbred C57BLMultiprotein ComplexesNFATC Transcription FactorsOxygen ConsumptionPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTh1 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsFollicular B helper T cellsAcute viral infectionHelper T cellsTfh cellsT cellsViral infectionT helper 1 cellsHelper T cell subsetsIL-2-mediated activationT cell subsetsDiverse effector functionsT helper 1Dependent cytokine productionTh1 cell fateHelper 1Cell subsetsCytokine productionTh1 cellsInterleukin-2Effector functionsCritical orchestratorsMTOR kinase activityLess proliferationMTORC1 axisReciprocal balance