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Harnessing CD3 diversity to optimize CAR T cells

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Title:Harnessing CD3 diversity to optimize CAR T cells
Creators Name:Velasco Cárdenas, R.M.H., Brandl, S.M., Meléndez, A.V., Schlaak, A.E., Buschky, A., Peters, T., Beier, F., Serrels, B., Taromi, S., Raute, K., Hauri, S., Gstaiger, M., Lassmann, S., Huppa, J.B., Boerries, M., Andrieux, G., Bengsch, B., Schamel, W.W. and Minguet, S.
Abstract:Current US Food and Drug Administration-approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells harbor the T cell receptor (TCR)-derived ζ chain as an intracellular activation domain in addition to costimulatory domains. The functionality in a CAR format of the other chains of the TCR complex, namely CD3δ, CD3ε and CD3γ, instead of ζ, remains unknown. In the present study, we have systematically engineered new CD3 CARs, each containing only one of the CD3 intracellular domains. We found that CARs containing CD3δ, CD3ε or CD3γ cytoplasmic tails outperformed the conventional ζ CAR T cells in vivo. Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis revealed differences in activation potential, metabolism and stimulation-induced T cell dysfunctionality that mechanistically explain the enhanced anti-tumor performance. Furthermore, dimerization of the CARs improved their overall functionality. Using these CARs as minimalistic and synthetic surrogate TCRs, we have identified the phosphatase SHP-1 as a new interaction partner of CD3δ that binds the CD3δ-ITAM on phosphorylation of its C-terminal tyrosine. SHP-1 attenuates and restrains activation signals and might thus prevent exhaustion and dysfunction. These new insights into T cell activation could promote the rational redesign of synthetic antigen receptors to improve cancer immunotherapy.
Keywords:CD3 Complex, Cell Membrane, Lymphocyte Activation, Proteomics, T-Cell Antigen Receptors, T-Lymphocytes
Source:Nature Immunology
ISSN:1529-2908
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
Volume:24
Number:12
Page Range:2135-2149
Date:December 2023
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01658-z
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