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Vitamin B6 modulates CD8+ T cell antitumor responses
1Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Department of Research, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
In this issue of Developmental Cell, Wu et al. report that the active form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), enhances CD8+ T cell-dependent tumor clearance. Mechanistically, PLP maintains CD8+ T cells in a stemness-like state by inhibiting the nuclear translocation of BACH2. Here, we discuss these findings and their implications for cancer immunotherapy.
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