Enhanced STAT5a activation rewires exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic stimulation to acquire a hybrid durable effector like state
Beltra, J. C.; Abdel-Hakeem, M. S.; Manne, S.; Zhang, Z.; Huang, H.; Kurachi, M.; Su, L.; Picton, L.; Muroyama, Y.; Casella, V.; Huang, Y. J.; Giles, J. R.; Mathew, D.; Belman, J.; Klapholz, M.; Decaluwe, H.; Huang, A. C.; Berger, S. L.; Garcia, C. K.; Wherry, J. E.
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Rewiring exhausted CD8 T cells (TEX) towards more functional states is a major goal of cancer immunotherapy but has proven challenging due to the epigenetic stability of TEX. Indeed, TEX are epigenetically programmed by the transcription factor Tox. However, epigenetic changes continue to occur as TEX transition from progenitor (TEXprog), to intermediate (TEXint) and terminal (TEXterm) subsets, suggesting potential developmental flexibility in mature TEX subsets. By examining the transition of TEXprog into TEXint cells, we discovered a reciprocally antagonistic circuit between Stat5a and Tox in TEX cells. Stat5-activity controlled TEXint development, antagonized Tox, and instigated partial effector biology. Stat5 was also essential for TEX reinvigoration by PD-1 blockade. Indeed, temporal induction of Stat5-activity in TEX using an orthogonal IL-2/IL2R{beta}-pair fostered TEXint cell accumulation and synergized with PD-L1 blockade. Constitutive Stat5a activity (STAT5CA) antagonized Tox-dependent TEX epigenetic programming to generate a durable hybrid effector/NK-like population with enhanced tumor control. Finally, enforcing Stat5-signals in established TEXprog partially rewired the TEX epigenetic landscape towards the effector/memory lineage. Together, these data highlight therapeutic opportunities of manipulating Stat5 to rewire TEX towards a durably protective hybrid program.
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