2022
Glutathione-dependent redox balance characterizes the distinct metabolic properties of follicular and marginal zone B cells
Franchina DG, Kurniawan H, Grusdat M, Binsfeld C, Guerra L, Bonetti L, Soriano-Baguet L, Ewen A, Kobayashi T, Farinelle S, Minafra AR, Vandamme N, Carpentier A, Borgmann FK, Jäger C, Chen Y, Kleinewietfeld M, Vasiliou V, Mittelbronn M, Hiller K, Lang PA, Brenner D. Glutathione-dependent redox balance characterizes the distinct metabolic properties of follicular and marginal zone B cells. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1789. PMID: 35379825, PMCID: PMC8980022, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29426-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron transport chainMarginal zone B cellsMitochondrial electron transport chainGlutamate-cysteine ligaseCatalytic subunitRedox controlCell-specific ablationRedox balanceTransport chainMetabolic dependenciesCysteine ligaseProtein synthesisMetabolite succinateMTOR activationGlutathione synthesisATP levelsMetabolic propertiesB cellsMetabolic principlesMetabolic featuresDistinct metabolic propertiesMZBCellsActivationLigase
2018
Glutathione de novo synthesis but not recycling process coordinates with glutamine catabolism to control redox homeostasis and directs murine T cell differentiation
Lian G, Gnanaprakasam JR, Wang T, Wu R, Chen X, Liu L, Shen Y, Yang M, Yang J, Chen Y, Vasiliou V, Cassel TA, Green DR, Liu Y, Fan TW, Wang R. Glutathione de novo synthesis but not recycling process coordinates with glutamine catabolism to control redox homeostasis and directs murine T cell differentiation. ELife 2018, 7: e36158. PMID: 30198844, PMCID: PMC6152796, DOI: 10.7554/elife.36158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDimethyl FumarateGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutamineGlutathioneGlutathione DisulfideHomeostasisLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTh17 CellsT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCell fateDe novo synthesisNovo synthesisCell differentiationT cell differentiationMurine T cell differentiationT cell fateGlutamate-cysteine ligaseLineage choiceRedox demandsGlutathione de novo synthesisRecycling pathwayInhibition of GSHRedox homeostasisGSH biosynthesisGlutamine catabolismRedox balanceModifier subunitEssential precursorIntracellular GSHEssential roleGlutathione disulfideDifferentiationGSH contentGSH