Enhanced STAT5a activation rewires exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic stimulation to acquire a hybrid durable effector like state
J. C. Beltra, M. S. Abdel-Hakeem, S. Manne, Z. Zhang, H. Huang, M. Kurachi, L. Su, L. Picton, Y. Muroyama, V. Casella, Y. J. Huang, J. R. Giles, D. Mathew, J. Belman, M. Klapholz, , J. E. Wherry
This study shows that enhancing STAT5a activation in exhausted CD8 T cells rewires their epigenetic state to become a hybrid durable effector-like population with improved tumor control.
bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2022 · PreprintImmunology