MEK-dependent bioenergetic demand drives terminal CD8+ T cell exhaustion
Tanya Mitra, Jahan A. Rahman, Madeline A. Hwee, Yan-Ting Chen, Ruben Jose Jesus Faustino Ramos, Hui Liu, Travis E. Hartman, Justin R. Cross, Miguel de Jesus, Morgan Huse, Valerie A. Longo, PAT B. ZANZONICO, Santosha Adipudi Vardhana
This study shows that MEK inhibition reduces mitochondrial dysfunction and terminal CD8+ T cell exhaustion by decreasing nutrient uptake and RNA polymerase II activity.
Immunity · Jul 13, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology