Antigen-driven EGR2 expression is required for exhausted CD8+ T cell stability and maintenance

Antigen-driven EGR2 expression is required for exhausted CD8+ T cell stability and maintenance

Exhausted T cells arise when chronic activation triggers functional defects. Here the authors show that chronic antigenic stimulation in both tumour and infection models induces the expression of EGR2, which drives and stabilises exhausted cell epigenetic and transcriptional identity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mayura V. Wagle, Stephin J. Vervoort, Madison J. Kelly, Willem Van Der Byl, Timothy J. Peters, Ben P. Martin, Luciano G. Martelotto, Simone Nüssing, Kelly M. Ramsbottom, James R. Torpy, Deborah Knight, Sinead Reading, Kevin Thia, Lisa A. Miosge, Debbie R. Howard, Renee Gloury, Sarah S. Gabriel, Daniel T. Utzschneider, Jane Oliaro, Jonathan D. Powell, Fabio Luciani, Joseph A. Trapani, Ricky W. Johnstone, Axel Kallies, Christopher C. Goodnow, Ian A. Parish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23044-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23044-9

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