T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy

Memory T cells play an essential role in infectious and tumor immunity. Vitamin A metabolites such as retinoic acid are immune modulators, but the role of vitamin A metabolism in memory T-cell differentiation is unclear. In this study, we identified retinol dehydrogenase 10 (Rdh10), which metabolize...

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Main Authors: Fumihiro Fujiki, Soyoko Morimoto, Akiko Katsuhara, Akane Okuda, Saeka Ogawa, Eriko Ueda, Maki Miyazaki, Ayako Isotani, Masahito Ikawa, Sumiyuki Nishida, Hiroko Nakajima, Akihiro Tsuboi, Yoshihiro Oka, Jun Nakata, Naoki Hosen, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Yusuke Oji, Haruo Sugiyama
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.935465/full
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author Fumihiro Fujiki
Soyoko Morimoto
Akiko Katsuhara
Akane Okuda
Saeka Ogawa
Eriko Ueda
Maki Miyazaki
Ayako Isotani
Ayako Isotani
Masahito Ikawa
Sumiyuki Nishida
Hiroko Nakajima
Akihiro Tsuboi
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Jun Nakata
Naoki Hosen
Naoki Hosen
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Yusuke Oji
Haruo Sugiyama
author_facet Fumihiro Fujiki
Soyoko Morimoto
Akiko Katsuhara
Akane Okuda
Saeka Ogawa
Eriko Ueda
Maki Miyazaki
Ayako Isotani
Ayako Isotani
Masahito Ikawa
Sumiyuki Nishida
Hiroko Nakajima
Akihiro Tsuboi
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Jun Nakata
Naoki Hosen
Naoki Hosen
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Yusuke Oji
Haruo Sugiyama
author_sort Fumihiro Fujiki
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description Memory T cells play an essential role in infectious and tumor immunity. Vitamin A metabolites such as retinoic acid are immune modulators, but the role of vitamin A metabolism in memory T-cell differentiation is unclear. In this study, we identified retinol dehydrogenase 10 (Rdh10), which metabolizes vitamin A to retinal (RAL), as a key molecule for regulating T cell differentiation. T cell-specific Rdh10 deficiency enhanced memory T-cell formation through blocking RAL production in infection model. Epigenetic profiling revealed that retinoic acid receptor (RAR) signaling activated by vitamin A metabolites induced comprehensive epigenetic repression of memory T cell-associated genes, including TCF7, thereby promoting effector T-cell differentiation. Importantly, memory T cells generated by Rdh deficiency and blocking RAR signaling elicited potent anti-tumor responses in adoptive T-cell transfer setting. Thus, T cell differentiation is regulated by vitamin A metabolism and its signaling, which should be novel targets for memory T cell-based cancer immunotherapy.
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spelling doaj.art-be408ef12699491a8d81c30d652284b02022-12-22T03:37:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242022-06-011310.3389/fimmu.2022.935465935465T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer ImmunotherapyFumihiro Fujiki0Soyoko Morimoto1Akiko Katsuhara2Akane Okuda3Saeka Ogawa4Eriko Ueda5Maki Miyazaki6Ayako Isotani7Ayako Isotani8Masahito Ikawa9Sumiyuki Nishida10Hiroko Nakajima11Akihiro Tsuboi12Yoshihiro Oka13Yoshihiro Oka14Yoshihiro Oka15Jun Nakata16Naoki Hosen17Naoki Hosen18Atsushi Kumanogoh19Atsushi Kumanogoh20Yusuke Oji21Haruo Sugiyama22Department of Cancer Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Stem Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Functional Diagnostic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Functional Diagnostic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Functional Diagnostic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Functional Diagnostic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Functional Diagnostic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Experimental Genome Research, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, JapanGraduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, JapanDepartment of Experimental Genome Research, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Immunotherapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Stem Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Immunopathology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Stem Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan0Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Immunopathology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, JapanMemory T cells play an essential role in infectious and tumor immunity. Vitamin A metabolites such as retinoic acid are immune modulators, but the role of vitamin A metabolism in memory T-cell differentiation is unclear. In this study, we identified retinol dehydrogenase 10 (Rdh10), which metabolizes vitamin A to retinal (RAL), as a key molecule for regulating T cell differentiation. T cell-specific Rdh10 deficiency enhanced memory T-cell formation through blocking RAL production in infection model. Epigenetic profiling revealed that retinoic acid receptor (RAR) signaling activated by vitamin A metabolites induced comprehensive epigenetic repression of memory T cell-associated genes, including TCF7, thereby promoting effector T-cell differentiation. Importantly, memory T cells generated by Rdh deficiency and blocking RAR signaling elicited potent anti-tumor responses in adoptive T-cell transfer setting. Thus, T cell differentiation is regulated by vitamin A metabolism and its signaling, which should be novel targets for memory T cell-based cancer immunotherapy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.935465/fullvitamin ARDH10memory T cellretinoic acidcancer immunotherapyvitamin A metabolism
spellingShingle Fumihiro Fujiki
Soyoko Morimoto
Akiko Katsuhara
Akane Okuda
Saeka Ogawa
Eriko Ueda
Maki Miyazaki
Ayako Isotani
Ayako Isotani
Masahito Ikawa
Sumiyuki Nishida
Hiroko Nakajima
Akihiro Tsuboi
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Yoshihiro Oka
Jun Nakata
Naoki Hosen
Naoki Hosen
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Atsushi Kumanogoh
Yusuke Oji
Haruo Sugiyama
T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
Frontiers in Immunology
vitamin A
RDH10
memory T cell
retinoic acid
cancer immunotherapy
vitamin A metabolism
title T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
title_full T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
title_fullStr T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
title_full_unstemmed T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
title_short T Cell-Intrinsic Vitamin A Metabolism and Its Signaling Are Targets for Memory T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy
title_sort t cell intrinsic vitamin a metabolism and its signaling are targets for memory t cell based cancer immunotherapy
topic vitamin A
RDH10
memory T cell
retinoic acid
cancer immunotherapy
vitamin A metabolism
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.935465/full
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