An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation
Abstract The scaffold protein AMBRA1, which participates in the autophagy pathway, also promotes CD4+ T cell differentiation to Tregs independent of autophagy through its interactor PP2A. Here we have investigated the role of AMBRA1 in CD8+ T cell differentiation to cytotoxic T cells (CTL). AMBRA1 d...
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| author | Loredana Migliore Valentina Cianfanelli Fabrizia Zevolini Monica Gesualdo Leandro Marzuoli Laura Patrussi Cristina Ulivieri Giuseppe Marotta Francesco Cecconi Francesca Finetti Cosima T. Baldari |
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| description | Abstract The scaffold protein AMBRA1, which participates in the autophagy pathway, also promotes CD4+ T cell differentiation to Tregs independent of autophagy through its interactor PP2A. Here we have investigated the role of AMBRA1 in CD8+ T cell differentiation to cytotoxic T cells (CTL). AMBRA1 depletion in CD8+ T cells was associated with impaired expression of the transcription factors RUNX3 and T-BET that drive CTL differentiation and resulted in impaired acquisition of cytotoxic potential. These effects were recapitulated by pharmacological inhibition of the AMBRA1 activator ULK1 or its interactor PP2A. Based on the ability of PP2A to activate TFEB, we hypothesized a role for TFEB in the CTL differentiation program regulated by AMBRA1. We show that TFEB modulates RUNX3 and T-BET expression and the generation of killing-competent CTLs, and that AMBRA1 depletion, or ULK1 or PP2A inhibition, suppresses TFEB activity. These data highlight a role for AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A in CTL generation, mediated by TFEB, which we identify as a new pioneering transcription factor in the CTL differentiation program. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-97df8924a79e49b38eb383c0f7a79b792025-01-05T12:29:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111410.1038/s41598-024-82957-9An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activationLoredana Migliore0Valentina Cianfanelli1Fabrizia Zevolini2Monica Gesualdo3Leandro Marzuoli4Laura Patrussi5Cristina Ulivieri6Giuseppe Marotta7Francesco Cecconi8Francesca Finetti9Cosima T. Baldari10Department of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaSiena University HospitalUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of SienaAbstract The scaffold protein AMBRA1, which participates in the autophagy pathway, also promotes CD4+ T cell differentiation to Tregs independent of autophagy through its interactor PP2A. Here we have investigated the role of AMBRA1 in CD8+ T cell differentiation to cytotoxic T cells (CTL). AMBRA1 depletion in CD8+ T cells was associated with impaired expression of the transcription factors RUNX3 and T-BET that drive CTL differentiation and resulted in impaired acquisition of cytotoxic potential. These effects were recapitulated by pharmacological inhibition of the AMBRA1 activator ULK1 or its interactor PP2A. Based on the ability of PP2A to activate TFEB, we hypothesized a role for TFEB in the CTL differentiation program regulated by AMBRA1. We show that TFEB modulates RUNX3 and T-BET expression and the generation of killing-competent CTLs, and that AMBRA1 depletion, or ULK1 or PP2A inhibition, suppresses TFEB activity. These data highlight a role for AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A in CTL generation, mediated by TFEB, which we identify as a new pioneering transcription factor in the CTL differentiation program.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82957-9AMBRA1Cytotoxic T cellLytic granule /PP2A / ULK1 |
| spellingShingle | Loredana Migliore Valentina Cianfanelli Fabrizia Zevolini Monica Gesualdo Leandro Marzuoli Laura Patrussi Cristina Ulivieri Giuseppe Marotta Francesco Cecconi Francesca Finetti Cosima T. Baldari An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation Scientific Reports AMBRA1 Cytotoxic T cell Lytic granule / PP2A / ULK1 |
| title | An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation |
| title_full | An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation |
| title_fullStr | An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation |
| title_full_unstemmed | An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation |
| title_short | An AMBRA1, ULK1 and PP2A regulatory network regulates cytotoxic T cell differentiation via TFEB activation |
| title_sort | ambra1 ulk1 and pp2a regulatory network regulates cytotoxic t cell differentiation via tfeb activation |
| topic | AMBRA1 Cytotoxic T cell Lytic granule / PP2A / ULK1 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82957-9 |
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