Serine enrichment in tumors promotes regulatory T cell accumulation through sphinganine-mediated regulation of c-Fos
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- 19 April 2024
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Immunology
- Vol. 9 (94) , eadg8817
Abstract
CD4 + regulatory T (T reg ) cells accumulate in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and suppress the immune system. Whether and how metabolite availability in the TME influences T reg cell differentiation is not understood. Here, we measured 630 metabolites in the TME and found that serine and palmitic acid, substrates required for the synthesis of sphingolipids, were enriched. A serine-free diet or a deficiency in Sptlc2, the rate-limiting enzyme catalyzing sphingolipid synthesis, suppressed T reg cell accumulation and inhibited tumor growth. Sphinganine, an intermediate metabolite in sphingolipid synthesis, physically interacted with the transcription factor c-Fos. Sphinganine c-Fos interactions enhanced the genome-wide recruitment of c-Fos to regions near the transcription start sites of target genes including Pdcd1 (encoding PD-1), which promoted Pdcd1 transcription and increased inducible T reg cell differentiation in vitro in a PD-1–dependent manner. Thus, Sptlc2-mediated sphingolipid synthesis translates the extracellular information of metabolite availability into nuclear signals for T reg cell differentiation and limits antitumor immunity.Keywords
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