Transcriptional programming governs the transition from shared progenitors to divergent CD8 ⁺ T cell fates

M Zeeshan Chaudhry; Gabrielle T Belz

doi:10.1111/imcb.70101

March 11, 2026Immunology and Cell Biology

Transcriptional programming governs the transition from shared progenitors to divergent CD8 ⁺ T cell fates

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This research investigates how transcriptional programming influences CD8+ T cell fate from shared progenitors.
Analyzed lineage development of CD8+ T cells from TCF1+ progenitors
Examined roles of multi-state regulators under different antigenic stresses
Identified GFI1's role in differentiation processes
Demonstrated that fate divergence is influenced by transcriptional programs rather than being fixed

Implication

Research reveals differentiation mechanisms guiding CD8+ T cell fate in shared progenitors, highlighting GFI1's role.

Abstract

Research in 2025 demonstrated that memory and exhausted CD8⁺ T cell lineages arise from shared TCF1⁺ progenitors and that fate divergence is actively enforced by transcriptional programs rather than fixed at priming. Multi-state regulators such as KLF2 and GFI1 preserve stemness, restrain exhaustion, and calibrate differentiation under acute and chronic antigenic stress.

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Chaudhry et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Transcriptional programming governs the transition from shared progenitors to divergent CD8 ⁺ T cell fates

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Transcriptional programming governs the transition from shared progenitors to divergent CD8 ⁺ T cell fates

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