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Activation of mTORC1 at late endosomes misdirects T cell fate decision in older individuals

Jun Jin, Chulwoo Kim, Qiong Xia, Timothy Gould, Wenqiang Cao, Huimin Zhang, Xuanying Li, Daniela Weiskopf, Alba Grifoni, Alessandro Sette, Cornelia M. Weyand, Jörg J. Goronzy

2021Science Immunology46 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

memory T cell generation, and recall responses to infection. Thus, curtailing late endosomal mTORC1 activity is a promising strategy to enhance T cell immunity.

Topics & Concepts

EndosomemTORC1Cell biologyCellBiologyFunction (biology)Signal transductionIntracellularPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayGeneticsT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionMast cells and histamine