Sotiria Pinioti, Himal Sharma, Nina C Flerin, Qian Yu, Amalia Tzoumpa, Sarah Trusso Cafarello, Elien De Bousser, Nico Callewaert, Guillaume Oldenhove, Susan Schlenner, Bernard Thienpont, Abhishek D Garg, Mario Di Matteo, Massimiliano Mazzone
Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3)-expressing regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the guardians of controlled immune reactions and prevent the development of autoimmune diseases. However, in the tumor context, their increased number suppresses antitumor immune responses, indicating the importance of understanding the mechanisms behind their function and stability. Metabolic reprogramming can affect Foxp3 regulation and, therefore, Treg suppressive function and fitness. Here, we performed a metabolic CRISPR/Cas9 screen and pinpointed novel candidate positive and negative metabolic regulators of Foxp3...
November 7, 2023: Cancer Immunology Research