PMID- 31433805 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200227 LR - 20211204 IS - 1545-7885 (Electronic) IS - 1544-9173 (Print) IS - 1544-9173 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Aug TI - TSC1/mTOR-controlled metabolic-epigenetic cross talk underpins DC control of CD8+ T-cell homeostasis. PG - e3000420 LID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000420 [doi] LID - e3000420 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) play pivotal roles in T-cell homeostasis and activation, and metabolic programing has been recently linked to DC development and function. However, the metabolic underpinnings corresponding to distinct DC functions remain largely unresolved. Here, we demonstrate a special metabolic-epigenetic coupling mechanism orchestrated by tuberous sclerosis complex subunit 1 (TSC1)-mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) for homeostatic DC function. Specific ablation of Tsc1 in the DC compartment (Tsc1DC-KO) largely preserved DC development but led to pronounced reduction in naive and memory-phenotype cluster of differentiation (CD)8+ T cells, a defect fully rescued by concomitant ablation of mTor or regulatory associated protein of MTOR, complex 1 (Rptor) in DCs. Moreover, Tsc1DC-KO mice were unable to launch efficient antigen-specific CD8+ T effector responses required for containing Listeria monocytogenes and B16 melanomas. Mechanistically, our data suggest that the steady-state DCs tend to tune down de novo fatty acid synthesis and divert acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) for histone acetylation, a process critically controlled by TSC1-mTOR. Correspondingly, TSC1 deficiency elevated acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) expression and fatty acid synthesis, leading to impaired epigenetic imprinting on selective genes such as major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-I and interleukin (IL)-7. Remarkably, tempering ACC1 activity was able to divert cytosolic acetyl-CoA for histone acetylation and restore the gene expression program compromised by TSC1 deficiency. Taken together, our results uncover a crucial role for TSC1-mTOR in metabolic programing of the homeostatic DCs for T-cell homeostasis and implicate metabolic-coupled epigenetic imprinting as a paradigm for DC specification. FAU - Shi, Lei AU - Shi L AD - School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China. AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Chen, Xia AU - Chen X AD - School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China. AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zang, Aiping AU - Zang A AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Tiantian AU - Li T AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Hu, Yanxiang AU - Hu Y AD - Department of Immunology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Ma, Shixin AU - Ma S AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Lu, Mengdie AU - Lu M AD - Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Yin, Huiyong AU - Yin H AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Haikun AU - Wang H AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Xiaoming AU - Zhang X AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Bei AU - Zhang B AD - Department of Immunology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Leng, Qibin AU - Leng Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4768-1312 AD - Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Yang, Jinbo AU - Yang J AD - School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China. FAU - Xiao, Hui AU - Xiao H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5304-243X AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190821 PL - United States TA - PLoS Biol JT - PLoS biology JID - 101183755 RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Tsc1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 Protein) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens/metabolism MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology/*metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/physiology MH - Dendritic Cells/immunology/*metabolism MH - Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Homeostasis MH - Listeria monocytogenes MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 Protein/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics PMC - PMC6719877 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2019/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/28 06:00 PMCR- 2019/08/21 CRDT- 2019/08/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PBIOLOGY-D-19-00578 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000420 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Biol. 2019 Aug 21;17(8):e3000420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000420. eCollection 2019 Aug.