Depletion of extracellular asparagine impairs self-reactive T cells and ameliorates autoimmunity in a murine model of multiple sclerosis
Georgiev, P.; Johnson, S.; Kurmi, K.; Hu, S.-H.; Han, S.; Patterson, D.; Nguyen, T.; Huang, L.; Liang, D.; Goldman, N.; Conway, T.; Creasey, H.; Rowe, J.; Haigis, M. C.; Sharpe, A. H.
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Amino acids play critical roles in the activation and function of lymphocytes. Here we show that the non-essential amino acid, asparagine, is essential for optimal activation and proliferation of CD4+ T cells. We demonstrate that asparagine depletion at different time points after CD4+ T cell activation reduces mitochondrial membrane potential and function. Furthermore, asparagine depletion at specific time points during CD4+ T cell differentiation reduces cytokine production in multiple CD4+ T cell subsets. In an adoptive transfer model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), myelin oligodendrocyte-specific pathogenic T helper 17 cells differentiated under Asn-deficient conditions exhibited reduced encephalitogenic potential and attenuated EAE severity. In a model of EAE induced by active immunization, therapeutic depletion of extracellular Asn significantly reduced disease severity. These results identify asparagine as a key metabolic regulator of the pathogenicity of autoreactive CD4+ T cells and suggest that targeting asparagine metabolism may be a novel therapeutic strategy for autoimmunity.
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