2022
Cutting Edge: mTORC2 Regulates CD8+ Effector and Memory T Cell Differentiation through Serum and Glucocorticoid Kinase 1.
Patel C, Heikamp E, Xu W, Sun I, Oh M, Sun I, Wen J, Tam A, Blosser R, Powell J. Cutting Edge: mTORC2 Regulates CD8+ Effector and Memory T Cell Differentiation through Serum and Glucocorticoid Kinase 1. The Journal Of Immunology 2022, 209: 2287-2291. PMID: 36469844, PMCID: PMC10065985, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell differentiationT cellsMemory T cell differentiationMemory precursor phenotypeMemory T cellsEfficacy of vaccinesGlucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1Mechanistic targetRapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) signalingT cell metabolismT cells resultsKinase 1Memory CD8Acute infectionGlucocorticoid kinase 1Tumor immunotherapyCD8Cell differentiationPrecursor phenotypeNuclear translocationPowerful targetSerumRecall capacityEssential regulatorCell metabolism
2016
Deletion of mTORC1 Activity in CD4+ T Cells Is Associated with Lung Fibrosis and Increased γδ T Cells
Vigeland C, Collins S, Chan-Li Y, Hughes A, Oh M, Powell J, Horton M. Deletion of mTORC1 Activity in CD4+ T Cells Is Associated with Lung Fibrosis and Increased γδ T Cells. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0163288. PMID: 27649073, PMCID: PMC5029914, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleomycinCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalInterleukin-17MacrophagesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNeutrophilsPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsΓδ T cellsTh17 cellsDevelopment of fibrosisT cellsPulmonary fibrosisIL-17AChronic inflammationCytokines IL-17ADevelopment of bleomycinNovel therapeutic targetLung dysfunctionLung neutrophilsProgressive fibrosisLung fibrosisM2 macrophagesTherapeutic targetFibrosisIncurable diseaseInflammationMortalityBleomycinCellsILCritical rolePrior studiesAsymmetric inheritance of mTORC1 kinase activity during division dictates CD8+ T cell differentiation
Pollizzi K, Sun I, Patel C, Lo Y, Oh M, Waickman A, Tam A, Blosser R, Wen J, Delgoffe G, Powell J. Asymmetric inheritance of mTORC1 kinase activity during division dictates CD8+ T cell differentiation. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 704-711. PMID: 27064374, PMCID: PMC4873361, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell SurvivalCells, CulturedFemaleGlycolysisImmunologic MemoryLipid MetabolismLysosomesMaleMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesPrecursor Cells, T-LymphoidProtein TransportReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
2015
mTORC1 and mTORC2 selectively regulate CD8+ T cell differentiation
Pollizzi K, Patel C, Sun I, Oh M, Waickman A, Wen J, Delgoffe G, Powell J. mTORC1 and mTORC2 selectively regulate CD8+ T cell differentiation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 2090-2108. PMID: 25893604, PMCID: PMC4463194, DOI: 10.1172/jci77746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCD4-CD8 RatioCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDeoxyglucoseFemaleGenes, ReporterGlycolysisImmunologic MemoryInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationLymphopoiesisMaleMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2Melanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, CongenicMice, Inbred C57BLMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesNeuropeptidesOvalbuminPeptide FragmentsPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR ProteinRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSirolimusThymomaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTransduction, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsGeneration of CD8T cell effectorsT cellsTuberous sclerosis complex 2Cell effectorsT cell effector responsesMemory-like T cellsEffector cell subsetsT cell memoryDifferentiation of CD4T cell-specific deletionT cell differentiationCell-specific deletionSurface marker expressionMTOR-dependent pathwayEvaluation of miceEffector CD8Antitumor immunityEffector phenotypeEffector cellsCell subsetsRecall responsesVaccine efficacyEffector responsesCD8
2014
The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex
Heikamp E, Patel C, Collins S, Waickman A, Oh M, Sun I, Illei P, Sharma A, Naray-Fejes-Toth A, Fejes-Toth G, Misra-Sen J, Horton M, Powell J. The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex. Nature Immunology 2014, 15: 457-464. PMID: 24705297, PMCID: PMC4267697, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAsthmaCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportGene Expression RegulationHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alphaImmediate-Early ProteinsInterferon-gammaMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2Melanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesPoxviridae InfectionsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesT Cell Transcription Factor 1Th1 CellsTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsTumor BurdenUbiquitin-Protein LigasesVaccinia virus