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Creatine uptake regulates CD8 T cell antitumor immunity

S. Di Biase, Xiaoya Ma, Xi Wang, Jia-Ji Yu, Yu-Chen Wang, Drake J. Smith, Yang Zhou, Zhe Li et al.

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2019

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Abstract

Di Biase et al. show for the first time that creatine acts as a “molecular battery” conserving bioenergy to power CD8 T cell activities; that creatine uptake is critical in supporting antitumor T cell immunity; and that creatine supplementation holds promise for improving cancer immunotherapy.

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