AGK Unleashes CD8<sup>+</sup> T Cell Glycolysis to Combat Tumor Growth.

Zhou, Peipei; Chi, Hongbo · Cell Metab · 2019

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Abstract

Elevated glycolytic metabolism is essential for CD8+ T cell antitumor function, but cell-intrinsic factors modulating this process remain elusive. In this issue, Hu et al. (2019) show that the lipid kinase acylglycerol kinase (AGK) promotes the glycolytic and functional fitness of CD8+ T cells by inactivating PTEN and boosting mTOR activity, thereby promoting antitumor activity.

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