Nuclear Receptor Co-repressor NCoR1 governs immune-tolerance in conventional dendritic cells by fine-tuning glycolysis and fatty acid oxidation

In this study, we focused on demonstrating the metabolic aspect of NCoR1 in the regulation of dendritic cells (DCs) functionality. We report that NCoR1 deficient tolerogenic DCs meet their anabolic requirements through enhanced glycolysis and OxPhos, supported by FAO-driven oxygen consumption. Furthermore, individual and dual inhibition of glycolysis through HIF-1a inhibitor (KC7F2) and fatty acid oxidation through CPT1 inhibitor (etomoxir) significantly impaired the secretion of tolerogenic cytokines. To validate the same at the global mRNA level we did bulk RNA-seq to determine the differentially expressed genes in control and NCoR1 KD 6h CpG activated DCs with and without inhibitor treatment.