Analysis of the role for coronin 1-dependent cell density signalling in T-cell homeostasis

Información del proyecto

COR1-TCELL

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 800194

DOI

10.3030/800194

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 19 Marzo 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2019

Fecha de finalización 2 Marzo 2021

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 175 419,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 175 419,60

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITAT BASEL
Switzerland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - COR1-TCELL (Analysis of the role for coronin 1-dependent cell density signalling in T-cell homeostasis)

Período documentado: 2019-01-01 hasta 2020-12-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Regulation of immune cells is a fundamental problem not only in infectious diseases or autoimmune diseases but also in cancer immunotherapy, for which European countries have invested and developed as one leading edge of the world. Therefore, gaining new knowledge on how to control the cell death and cell survival of immune cells, particularly T cells as a central control of the immune system in our bodies, will support further development of safe and efficient immune therapies. The main goal of the project was “to identify a molecular pathway mediated by coronin 1 that regulates peripheral T-cell homeostasis,” conducted by the researcher in the field of immunobiology, utilising a mouse model which shows unwanted T cell death by a lack of coronin 1 gene.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

As a major result of the project, combining the in vitro T cell culture experiment originally established by the fellow researcher as well as in vivo T cell transfer experiment in T cell-deficient mice, together with the state-of-the-art RNA sequencing analysis, a specific molecular pathway which regulates T cell survival in a coronin 1-dependent manner has been identified. This result will be submitted to a high-impact journal and exploited by other researchers and clinicians in the field of T cell immunology or immunotherapy upon publication.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

Elucidating the roles for coronin 1 in T-cell homeostasis will benefit understanding the regulation of T-cell death and survival during immunotherapies such as the recent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Exploitation of the result from this project upon publication will provide important knowledge on T-cell control for clinicians, basic scientists, as well as developers from industries. European countries are regarded as a central market of this CAR T-cell therapy.

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