NFATc1 controls the cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells

NFAT nuclear translocation has been shown to be required for CD8+ T cell cytokine production in response to viral infection. Here the authors show NFATc1 controls the cytotoxicity and metabolic switching of activated CD8+ T cells required for optimal response to bacteria and tumor cells.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefan Klein-Hessling, Khalid Muhammad, Matthias Klein, Tobias Pusch, Ronald Rudolf, Jessica Flöter, Musga Qureischi, Andreas Beilhack, Martin Vaeth, Carsten Kummerow, Christian Backes, Rouven Schoppmeyer, Ulrike Hahn, Markus Hoth, Tobias Bopp, Friederike Berberich-Siebelt, Amiya Patra, Andris Avots, Nora Müller, Almut Schulze, Edgar Serfling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00612-6