title: T cell Myc-tabolism.
abstract: T cell activation leads to a dramatic demand for energy and biosynthetic precursors that is met by increased glucose and glutamine metabolism. In this issue of Immunity, Wang et al. (2011) show that Myc is essential in T cell metabolic reprogramming.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jeff.rathmell@duke.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rathmell