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MEK-dependent bioenergetic demand drives terminal CD8+ T cell exhaustion


ABSTRACT: Loss of mitochondrial function contributes to CD8+ T cell dysfunction during persistent antigen encounter. How chronic antigen leads to this metabolic dysfunction remains unclear. Here, we show that TCR-dependent mitochondrial NADH accumulation drives production of ROS, ultimately leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. Among TCR-dependent proximal signaling components, MEKi uniquely reduced nutrient uptake and mitochondrial NADH accumulation while increasing proliferation. As a result, MEKi during chronic TCR stimulation reduced terminal T cell exhaustion. Mechanistically, we found that chronic MEK activation in T cells drove ATP demand by increasing global protein synthesis rates in vitro and in vivo. MEKi reversed chronic TCR stimulation-driven increases in RNA polymerase II CTD phosphorylation, reducing transcription rates at effector- and terminal-exhaustion associated genes while maintaining transcription of memory-associated genes. These findings establish MEK-dependent metabolic demand as a driver of T cell exhaustion and elucidate the role of MEKi in enhancing immunotherapy efficacy.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE293649 | GEO | 2025/04/02

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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