L-arginine modulates T cell metabolism and enhances survival and anti-tumor Activity
How metabolic reprogramming of T cells impact T cells fate and function? Indeed, these cells enhance their metabolic throughput upon antigenic stimulation to ensure the production of sufficient biomass and energy for their proliferation, differentiation and effector functions. The naïve T cells, which utilize oxidative phosphorylation for energy supply but upon activation, these cells switch their metabolic pathways toward glycolysis. An important question arises here that whether differential metabolic reprogramming (i.e., use of oxidative phosphorylation versus glycolytic activity) directs the fate and function of a given cell? And whether this process shapes the immune response and individual cell survival? The researchers from Institute for Research in Biomedicine took advantage of high-resolution Mass Spectrometry to investigate dynamics of proteome and metabolome following activation of naïve T cells.
L-Arginine Modulates T Cell Metabolism and Enhances Survival and Anti-tumor Activity
1. L-Arginine Modulates T Cell Metabolism and Enhances
Survival and Anti-tumor Activity
Roger Geiger, Jan C. Rieckmann, Tobias Wolf, Camilla Basso, Yuehan Feng, Tobias Fuhrer, Maria Kogadeeva,
Paola Picotti, Felix Meissner, Matthias Mann, Nicola Zamboni, Federica Sallusto and Antonio Lanzavecchia
Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universita` della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland
Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
Center of Medical Immunology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universita` della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland
Coach Professor: Dr. Chen, Yu-Ju
Sit-in Professor: Prof. Yu-Ling, Shih
Course Coordinator: Dr. Shie, Jiun-Jie
Dated: 20180516
Presenter: Gul Muneer
Cell 13 October, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.09.031
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2. L-Arginine Modulates T Cell Metabolism and Enhances
Survival and Anti-tumor Activity
Roger Geiger†, Jan C. Rieckmann, Tobias Wolf, Camilla Basso, Yuehan Feng, Tobias Fuhrer, Maria Kogadeeva,
Paola Picotti, Felix Meissner, Matthias Mann‡, Nicola Zamboni, Federica Sallusto and Antonio Lanzavecchia†
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†Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universita` della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland
†Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
‡Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
3. T Cell from
Bone Marrow
Activated T CellNaïve T cell
Thymus
Antigen
Presenting Cell
Differentiation
Central Memory T cells (Tcm)
Express CCR7⁺, CD62L & IL-2
Release less or no IFN-γ
Th1 Th2
TCM
TEM
Re-stimulation/ Re-activation
Effector Memory T cells (Tem)
Express No CCR7‾ and IL-2
Release high IFN-γ
Differentiating
Cytokines: IL-12 IL-4
IFN-γ IL-4
T Cells Proliferation & Differentiation
4. Activated T Cell APC
Antigenic Stimulation
Naïve T cell
Secondary
Lymphoid Organs
Nutrients
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Nutrients
Glycolytic Activity
Apoptotic Cell Memory Cell
After
Immune Response
~ 95% ~ 5%
Metabolic Pathways of T cells
6. APC
METABOLOME?
Activated T Cell
PROTEOME?
Activation
Induced Changes
Questions of the Study?
What are the changes in proteome & metabolome when a naïve T cells undergoes activation?
How change in proteome & Metabolome determines the fate of activated T cell?
T CELL FATE?
9. Proteomic & Metabolomic Changes Following Activation of
Human Naïve CD4⁺ Cells
TCR/CD3
α-CD3α-CD28
CD28
CD4⁺
Beads/Plate bound Antibodies
Collectively, these data reveals different changes occurring
in the Proteome and Metabolome of activated Human T cells
Total Proteins: 7,816
Differently Expressed Proteins: 2,824
Total Metabolites: 429
Up regulated: 49
Down regulated: 14
12. L-Arginine Globally Influences Metabolism of
Activated Human T Cells: Metabolome Analysis
Naïve T cells
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
+ 3 mM L-Arginine/L-
ornithine
MS
Metabolites
14. Glucose & O₂ Consumption in Activated Human T Cells
After 72 hours
Fresh Medium
After 24 hours
Glucose Assay Kit
Naïve T cells
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
L-Arginine
CD4⁺
Naïve T cells
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
L-Arginine
CD4⁺
7 X 10⁶ Cells Seahorse XF-24 Extracellular
Flux Analyzer
4 days later
Collectively, these data demonstrate that an increase in intracellular L-arginine
levels tilted the metabolism in activated T cells from glycolysis toward
mitochondrial OXPHOS.
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16. Role of L-Arginine on Human T Cell Survival
Naïve T cells
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2 + L-Arginine
After 3 days
Ctrl Medium
No IL & L-Arginine
Cell Viability
17. Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2 + L-Arginine
After 3 days
Ctrl Medium
+ Arginase Inhibitors
Cell Viability
Supporting the Notion: L-Arginine Regulates T Cell Survival
CAT-1
Ornithine
Arginine
Urea Cycle
ASL
ARG2
L-Arginine
Naïve T cells
Collectively, these data indicate that elevated intracellular L-arginine levels directly induced
metabolic changes and longevity of human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, independently of
downstream metabolites.
norNOHA= Nω-hydroxy-nor-Arginine
BEC= Boronoethylcystein
18. Host Mice
Receiving L-
Arginine 1.5 g/Kg
APC
CD99.1⁺
CD4⁺
Transfer
Influenza
HA₁₁₀₋₁₁₉
Peptide
2x10⁵ cells
Naïve Transgenic
TCR T cells
Immunization (s.c)
CD99.2⁺ Solution
of antigen
FACS
Cell Sorter
15days post
Immunization
Amount of
Transgenic T cells
L-Arginine Influences Mouse T cell Survival In Vivo
19. CD4⁺CD8⁺
Naïve Arg2-/- cells
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2 + L-Arginine
+/- Arginase Inhibitor
After 4 days
Ctrl Medium
Cell Viability
After 2 days
L-Arginine Influences Mouse T cell Survival In Vitro
CAT-1
Ornithine
Arginine
Urea Cycle
ASL
ARG2This data shows, inhibition of arginases in T cells or deletion of ARG2 in mouse T cells did
not affect cell proliferation, suggesting that the downstream fate of L-arginine is less
important in T cells than the levels of free L-arginine.
20. WT Mice
APC
CD99.1⁺
CD4⁺
Immunization
CD45.2⁺
CD99.2⁺
Chicken
Ovalbumin
aFACS
Cell Sorter
15days post
Immunization
Amount of
Cells
L-Arginine Influences Mouse T cell Survival In Vivo
CD8⁺
Naïve
WT CD45.1 cells
CD8⁺
Naïve Arg2-/-
CD45.2⁺,
CD90.2⁺ cells
Transferred
Taken together, these findings provide evidence that intracellular L-arginine concentrations,
can be elevated by dietary supplementation and can increase the survival capacity of antigen
activated T cells in vivo.
21. Protein Structural Changes Across T Cell Proteome
CD4⁺
Naïve T cells
Homogenization
Proteins
L-Arginine/
D-Arginine
Metabolite
Proteinase K
Denature
& Trypsin
Half-tryptic Tryptic
22. PTPN6SSB B2M
DDX17
PSIP1ACIN1
WIBG
XRCC6
TSN
ACTR2MTPN CAP1
RPL4
RPS10
RPS3A
RPS25
RPL6
DDX54 BAZ1B
RPS11SPLICING
APOPTOSIS RIBOSOME
CYTOSKELETON
DNAREPAIR
Proteins experience structural changes in response to L-Arginine
Thus, global approach revealed several proteins with various functions that structurally
respond to elevated intracellular L-arginine levels
Total Proteins: 5856
Proteins not affected by Proteinase K: 20
23. BAZ1B, PSIP1 & TSN Mediate L-Arginine Dependent
Reprogramming of T cells
BAZ1B = Bromodomain Adjacent To Zinc Finger Domain 1B (Tyrosine-protein kinase)
PSIP1 = PC4 and SFRS1 interacting protein 1 (Epithelium-derived growth factor)
TSN = Translin (DNA-binding protein)
Knockout of transcriptional regulators affected L-arginine’s beneficial role on T- cell survival.
24. PTPN6SSB B2M
DDX17
PSIP1ACIN1
WIBG
XRCC6
TSN
ACTR2MTPN CAP1
RPL4
RPS10
RPS3A
RPS25
RPL6
DDX54 BAZ1B
RPS11SPLICING
APOPTOSIS RIBOSOME
CYTOSKELETON
DNAREPAIR
Proteins experience structural changes in response to L-Arginine
Taken together, these data provide evidence that BAZ1B, PSIP1, and TSN interact with L-
arginine and play a role in the reprograming of T cells toward increased survival capacity.
25. L-Arginine Improves Anti-Tumor T cell Response In Vitro
CD8⁺
Naïve OT-I cells
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2 + L-Arginine
After 4 days
Ctrl Medium
Cell Viability
After 2 days
Chicken Ovalbumin
257-264 Peptide
Activation
26. CD8⁺
Naïve CD90.1⁺
CD45.1/2⁺ OT-I
T cells
CD8⁺
Naïve CD90.1⁺
CD45.1⁺ OT-I
T cells
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2
Activation
Plate bound Antibodies
+ IL-2 + L-Arginine
Activation
Mice
FACS
Cell Sorter
Expansion of
OT-I Cells
After 4 days
L-Arginine Improves Anti-Tumor T cell Response in Vivo
28. B16-OVA
Melanoma Cells
WT C57BL/6 Mice
s.c. Injected
Activated OT-I T cells
(in vitro in L-Arginine)
CD8⁺
After 10 days
WT C57BL/6 Mice
L-Arginine Improves Anti-Tumor T cell Response in Vivo
29. B16-OVA
Melanoma Cells
WT C57BL/6 Mice
s.c. Injected
Naïve OT-I T cells
On 5th Day
L-Arginine
(1.5g/Kg body weight)
CD8⁺
On 6th Day
On 7th Day
Immunization
Chicken
Ovalbumin
L-Arginine Improves Anti-Tumor T cell Response in Vivo
Collectively, these data demonstrate that elevated L-arginine levels increased the survival
capacity of CD8+ T cells and their antitumor activity in vivo.
30. L-Arginine
-
L-Arginine
Glycolysis
OXPHOS
Glycolysis
OXPHOS
+
+
Sensors
SURVIVAL
Activated T cell
ARG2
ARG2
Central-Memory T Cell
L-arginine is catabolized into downstream metabolites mainly by Arginase2.
Elevated intracellular L-arginine reprograms metabolism & shift metabolism from glycolysis to OXPHOS.
3 nuclear proteins sense elevated L-arginine promotes T cell survival and maintains cell in Tcm like state.
All these phenotype changes are responsible for improved anti-tumor activity.
CONCLUSION
31. Thank you very much
For
Your Patience!
Note: Survival refers to “Lymphocyte survival” not animal or patients survival! Don’t start taking Dietary L-arginine supplements!