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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/ni.3646.
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Most Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells develop in the thymus as a functionally mature T cell subpopulation specialized for immune suppression. Their cell fate appears to be determined before Foxp3 expression; yet molecular events that prime Foxp3- Treg precursor cells are largely obscure. We found that Treg cell-specific super-enhancers (Treg-SEs), which were associated with Foxp3 and other Treg cell signature genes, began to be activated in Treg precursor cells. T cell-specific deficiency of the genome organizer Satb1 impaired Treg-SE activation and the subsequent expression of Treg signature genes, causing severe autoimmunity due to Treg cell deficiency. These results suggest that Satb1-dependent Treg-SE activation is crucial for Treg cell lineage specification in the thymus and that its perturbation is causative of autoimmune and other immunological diseases.
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Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/metabolismo , Linfócitos T Reguladores/fisiologia , Ativação Transcricional/imunologia , Animais , Autoimunidade , Linhagem da Célula , Células Cultivadas , Elementos Facilitadores Genéticos/genética , Epigênese Genética , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Tolerância Imunológica , Masculino , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Especificidade de Órgãos , Células Precursoras de Linfócitos T/fisiologiaRESUMO
Hemato-lymphopoiesis initiated by hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is tightly regulated by factors present in the bone marrow (BM) niche. Using genetically modified mice, Gomes et al. (2016) show that IL-7 is produced by HSC niche-forming cells and find that the same niche that controls HSC self-renewal can also support differentiation.
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Células da Medula Óssea/citologia , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/citologia , Animais , Medula Óssea , Diferenciação Celular , Linfopoese , CamundongosRESUMO
Double-positive thymocytes that have passed positive selection migrate from the cortex to the medulla, where negative selection and the development of thymic regulatory T cells (tTregs) take place. Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) play important roles in these selections, and their differentiation and maintenance depend on interaction with positively selected CD4+ single-positive cells. Therefore, migration and differentiation after positive selection must be coordinated to establish immune tolerance. However, the regulatory mechanisms of these processes are not fully understood. SATB1 is a genome organizer highly expressed in double-positive thymocytes, and SATB1 deletion causes various defects in T-cell development, including impaired positive and negative selection and tTreg differentiation. Here, we show that SATB1 is critical for temporally coordinated thymocyte trafficking after positive selection in mice. Satb1 knockout (ΔSatb1) led to precocious thymic egress caused by augmented S1pr1 upregulation in positively selected thymocytes, accompanied by lower induction of Ccr7, Tnfsf11, and Cd40lg. Altered thymocyte trafficking and functionality affected the differentiation of mTECs and, in turn, tTreg differentiation. Thus, SATB1 is required to establish immune tolerance, at least in part, by ensuring timely thymic egress and mTEC differentiation.
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Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz , Timócitos , Animais , Camundongos , Diferenciação Celular , Células Epiteliais , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/genética , Camundongos Knockout , Timo , Fatores de TranscriçãoRESUMO
How hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce particular lineages is insufficiently understood. We searched for key factors that direct HSC to lymphopoiesis. Comparing gene expression profiles for HSCs and early lymphoid progenitors revealed that Satb1, a global chromatin regulator, was markedly induced with lymphoid lineage specification. HSCs from Satb1-deficient mice were defective in lymphopoietic activity in culture and failed to reconstitute T lymphopoiesis in wild-type recipients. Furthermore, Satb1 transduction of HSCs and embryonic stem cells robustly promoted their differentiation toward lymphocytes. Whereas genes that encode Ikaros, E2A, and Notch1 were unaffected, many genes involved in lineage decisions were regulated by Satb1. Satb1 expression was reduced in aged HSCs with compromised lymphopoietic potential, but forced Satb1 expression partly restored that potential. Thus, Satb1 governs the initiating process central to the replenishing of lymphoid lineages. Such activity in lymphoid cell generation may be of clinical importance and useful to overcome immunosenescence.
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Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/fisiologia , Linfopoese , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/fisiologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Linhagem da Célula/genética , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Células Cultivadas , Senescência Celular/genética , Montagem e Desmontagem da Cromatina/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Linfopoese/genética , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/genética , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Transgenes/genéticaRESUMO
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands, resulting in xerostomia (dry mouth) and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eyes). Autoantibodies, such as anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies, are hallmarks and important diagnostic factors for SS. In our previous study, we demonstrated that SS-like xerostomia was observed in SATB1 conditional knockout (SATB1cKO) mice, in which the floxed SATB1 gene was specifically deleted in hematopoietic cells as early as 4 weeks of age. In these mice, autoantibodies were not detected until 8 weeks of age in SATB1cKO mice, although exocrine gland function reached its lowest at this age. Therefore, other markers may be necessary for the diagnosis of SS in the early phase. Here, we found that mRNA expression of the interferonγ (IFN-γ) gene and the IFN-responsive indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) gene is upregulated in the salivary glands of SATB1cKO mice after 3 and 4 weeks of age, respectively. We detected l-kynurenine (l-KYN), an intermediate of l-tryptophan (l-Trp) metabolism mediated by IDO, in the serum of SATB1cKO mice after 4 weeks of age. In addition, the upregulation of IDO expression was significantly suppressed by the administration of IFN-γ neutralizing antibodies in SATB1cKO mice. These results suggest that the induction of IFN-dependent IDO expression is an initial event that occurs immediately after the onset of SS in SATB1cKO mice. These results also imply that serum l-KYN could be used as a marker for SS diagnosis in the early phases of the disease before autoantibodies are detectable.
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Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/deficiência , Síndrome de Sjogren/enzimologia , Animais , Citocinas/metabolismo , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Interferon gama/metabolismo , Cinurenina/sangue , Cinurenina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Saliva/metabolismo , Glândulas Salivares/metabolismo , Síndrome de Sjogren/sangue , Triptofano/metabolismo , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
Hypoxic cellular proliferation is a common feature of tumor cells and is associated with tumor progression. Therefore, the inhibition of hypoxic cellular proliferation is expected to regulate malignancy processes. Licochalcone A (LicA) is known to show inhibitory effects on cell growth in normoxia, but it is unclear whether LicA exerts similar effects in hypoxia. Here, we studied the inhibitory activity of LicA in the hypoxic cellular proliferation of tumor cells and its molecular mechanism using human cell lines derived from various tumors including neuroblastoma and colorectal cancer. LicA inhibited cell growth at a 50% inhibitory concentration between 7.0 and 31.1 µM in hypoxia. LicA significantly suppressed hypoxic induction of tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) gene expression at the transcription level. LicA also downregulated mRNA levels of the TrkB high-affinity ligand brain-derived neurotrophic factor, but not neurotrophin-4, another TrkB ligand, or glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, indicating that the inhibitory activity of LicA is selective. Since both LicA-treatment and TrkB-knockdown decreased activation of protein kinase B in hypoxia, LicA exerts its inhibitory effect against hypoxic cell growth through inhibition of the TrkB-AKT axis. These results suggest that LicA has therapeutic potential for malignant tumors including neuroblastoma and colorectal cancer.
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Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/biossíntese , Chalconas/farmacologia , Neoplasias Colorretais/metabolismo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/biossíntese , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biossíntese , Neuroblastoma/metabolismo , Receptor trkB/biossíntese , Hipóxia Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Células HeLa , Humanos , Neuroblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Neuroblastoma/patologiaRESUMO
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease in which exocrine tissues are affected by cellular and humoral immunity. As a result, the salivary and lacrimal glands of patients with SS are damaged, leading to xerostomia (dry mouth) and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eyes). Because experimental approaches to investigate SS pathogenesis in human patients are limited, development of a mouse model is indispensable for understanding the disease. In this study, we show that special AT-rich sequence binding protein-1 conditional knockout (SATB1cKO) mice, in which the SATB1 gene is specifically deleted from hematopoietic cells, develop SS by 4 wk of age, soon after weaning. Female mice presented an earlier onset of the disease than males, suggesting that female SATB1cKO mice are more susceptible to SS. T cell-dominant immune cell infiltration was observed in the salivary glands of 4 wk old SATB1cKO mice, and the frequency of B cells gradually increased as the mice aged. Consistently, levels of anti-SSA and anti-SSB Abs were increased around 8 wk of age, after salivary production reached its lowest level in SATB1cKO mice. These results suggest that SATB1cKO mice can be a novel SS model, in which the progression and characteristics of the disease resemble those of human SS.
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Modelos Animais de Doenças , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/deficiência , Síndrome de Sjogren/genética , Transferência Adotiva , Animais , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Nefrite Lúpica/etiologia , Nefrite Lúpica/imunologia , Nefrite Lúpica/patologia , Masculino , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Glândulas Salivares/imunologia , Glândulas Salivares/patologia , Salivação , Síndrome de Sjogren/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologiaRESUMO
The genome organizer special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1 (SATB1) regulates specific functions through chromatin remodeling in T helper cells. It was recently reported by our team that T cells from SATB1 conditional knockout (SATB1cKO) mice, in which the Satb1 gene is deleted from hematopoietic cells, impair phosphorylation of signaling molecules in response to T cell receptor (TCR) crosslinking. However, in vivo T cell responses upon antigen presentation in the absence of SATB1 remain unclear. In the current study, it was shown that SATB1 modulates T cell antigen responses during the induction and effector phases. Expression of SATB1 was upregulated in response to TCR stimulation, suggesting that SATB1 is important for this antigen response. The role of SATB1 in TCR responses and induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was therefore examined using the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide 35-55 (MOG35-55) and pertussis toxin. SATB1cKO mice were found to be resistant to EAE and had defects in IL-17- and IFN-γ-producing pathogenic T cells. Thus, SATB1 expression appears necessary for T cell function in the induction phase. To examine SATB1 function during the effector phase, a tamoxifen-inducible SATB1 deletion system, SATB1cKO-ER-Cre mice, was used. Encephalitogenic T cells from MOG35-55-immunized SATB1cKO-ER-Cre mice were transferred into healthy mice. Mice that received tamoxifen before the onset of paralysis were resistant to EAE. Furthermore, no disease progression occurred in recipient mice treated with tamoxifen after the onset of EAE. Thus, SATB1 is essential for maintaining TCR responsiveness during the induction and effector phases and may provide a novel therapeutic target for T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental/imunologia , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Progressão da Doença , Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental/patologia , Proteínas Ligadas por GPI/imunologia , Interferon gama/imunologia , Interleucina-17/imunologia , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/biossíntese , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas da Mielina/imunologia , Glicoproteína Mielina-Oligodendrócito , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/imunologia , Toxina Pertussis , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Tamoxifeno/farmacologiaRESUMO
Ligand binding to the cognate cytokine receptors activates intracellular signaling by recruiting protein tyrosine kinases and other protein modification enzymes. However, the roles of protein modifications other than phosphorylation remain unclear. In this study, we examine a novel regulatory mechanism of Stat5, based on its acetylation. As for phosphorylation, IL-2 induces the acetylation of signaling molecules, including Stat5, in the murine T cell line CTLL-2. Stat5 is acetylated in the cytoplasm by CREB-binding protein (CBP). Acetylated Lys696 and Lys700 on Stat5 are critical indicators for limited proteolysis, which leads to the generation of a truncated form of Stat5. In turn, the truncated form of Stat5 prevents transcription of the full-length form of Stat5. We also demonstrate that CBP physically associates with the IL-2 receptor ß-chain. CBP, found in the nucleus in resting CTLL-2 cells, relocates to the cytoplasm after IL-2 stimulation in an MEK/ERK pathway-dependent manner. Thus, IL-2-mediated acetylation plays an important role in the modulation of cytokine signaling and T cell fate.
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Proteína de Ligação a CREB/imunologia , Núcleo Celular/imunologia , Subunidade beta de Receptor de Interleucina-2/imunologia , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases/imunologia , Proteólise , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Acetilação , Animais , Proteína de Ligação a CREB/genética , Linhagem Celular , Núcleo Celular/genética , Interleucina-2/genética , Interleucina-2/imunologia , Subunidade beta de Receptor de Interleucina-2/genética , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/genética , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/imunologia , Linfócitos T/citologiaRESUMO
Special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1 (SATB1) is a genome organizer that is expressed by T cells. T cell development is severely impaired in SATB1 null mice; however, because SATB1 null mice die by 3 wk of age, the roles of SATB1 in T cell development have not been well clarified. In this study, we generated and analyzed SATB1 conditional knockout (cKO) mice, in which the SATB1 gene was deleted from all hematopoietic cells. T cell numbers were reduced in these mice, mainly because of a deficiency in positive selection at the CD4(+)CD8(+) double-positive stage during T cell development in the thymus. We also found that SATB1 cKO mice developed autoimmune diseases within 16 wk after birth. In SATB1 cKO mice, the numbers of Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells were significantly reduced at 2 wk of age compared with wild-type littermates. Although the numbers gradually increased upon aging, Treg cells in SATB1 cKO mice were still less than those in wild-type littermates at adulthood. Suppressive functions of Treg cells, which play a major role in establishment of peripheral tolerance, were also affected in the absence of SATB1. In addition, negative selection during T cell development in the thymus was severely impaired in SATB1 deficient mice. These results suggest that SATB1 plays an essential role in establishment of immune tolerance.
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Tolerância Imunológica/imunologia , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/imunologia , Linfócitos T/citologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Imuno-Histoquímica , Proteínas de Ligação à Região de Interação com a Matriz/deficiência , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Timo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Timo/imunologiaRESUMO
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is essential for lymphocyte development. To identify the functional subdomains in the cytoplasmic tail of the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) α chain, here, we constructed a series of IL-7Rα deletion mutants. We found that IL-7Rα-deficient hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) gave rise to B cells both in vitro and in vivo when a wild-type (WT) IL-7Rα chain was introduced; however, no B cells were observed under the same conditions from IL-7Rα-deficient HPCs with introduction of the exogenous IL-7Rα subunit, which lacked the amino acid region at positions 414â»441 (d414â»441 mutant). Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) was phosphorylated in cells with the d414â»441 mutant, similar to that in WT cells, in response to IL-7 stimulation. In contrast, more truncated STAT5 (tSTAT5) was generated in cells with the d414â»441 mutant than in WT cells. Additionally, the introduction of exogenous tSTAT5 blocked B lymphopoiesis but not myeloid cell development from WT HPCs in vivo. These results suggested that amino acids 414â»441 in the IL-7Rα chain formed a critical subdomain necessary for the supportive roles of IL-7 in B-cell development.
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Linfócitos B/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Subunidade alfa de Receptor de Interleucina-7/metabolismo , Linfócitos B/citologia , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Proliferação de Células , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Interleucina-7/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa de Receptor de Interleucina-7/química , Subunidade alfa de Receptor de Interleucina-7/genética , Ativação Linfocitária , Mutação , Ligação Proteica , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Transporte Proteico , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/genética , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/metabolismo , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
The adaptive immune system involves antigen-specific host defense mechanisms mediated by T and B cells. In particular, CD4⺠T cells play a central role in the elimination of pathogens. Immunological tolerance in the thymus regulates T lymphocytes to avoid self-components, including induction of cell death in immature T cells expressing the self-reactive T-cell receptor repertoire. In the periphery, mature T cells are also regulated by tolerance, e.g., via induction of anergy or regulatory T cells. Thus, T cells strictly control intrinsic signal transduction to prevent excessive responses or self-reactions. If the inhibitory effects of T cells on these mechanisms are disrupted, T cells may incorrectly attack self-components, which can lead to autoimmune disease. The functions of T cells are supported by post-translational modifications, particularly phosphorylation, of signaling molecules, the proper regulation of which is controlled by endogenous mechanisms within the T cells themselves. In recent years, molecular targeted agents against kinases have been developed for treatment of autoimmune diseases. In this review, we discuss T-cell signal transduction in autoimmune disease and provide an overview of acetylation-mediated regulation of T-cell signaling pathways.
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Doenças Autoimunes/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Transdução de Sinais , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Acetilação , Animais , Humanos , FosforilaçãoRESUMO
How do hematopoietic stem cells choose to be lymphocytes? In this issue of Immunity, Dias et al. (2008) uncover the requirement for E2A during lymphoid-lineage priming in the multipotent progenitor population.
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Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Células Progenitoras Linfoides/metabolismo , Linfopoese , Células-Tronco Multipotentes/metabolismo , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Linhagem da Célula , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/citologia , Fator de Transcrição Ikaros/metabolismo , Linfócitos/citologia , Células Progenitoras Linfoides/citologia , Camundongos , Células-Tronco Multipotentes/citologia , Células Progenitoras Mieloides/citologia , Células Progenitoras Mieloides/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/metabolismo , Transativadores/metabolismoRESUMO
Interleukin-17 (IL-17) induces the production of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and chemokines such as CXCL1 and CXCL2 and is a cytokine that acts as an inflammation mediator. During infection, IL-17 is needed to eliminate extracellular bacteria and fungi, by inducing antimicrobial peptides such as defensin. This cytokine also plays an important role in chronic inflammation that occurs during the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and allergies such as human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for which a mouse model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is available. In autoimmune diseases such as RA and multiple sclerosis (MS), IL-17 is produced by helper T (Th) cells that are stimulated by IL-1ß and IL-6 derived from phagocytes such as macrophages and from tissue cells. IL-17 contributes to various lesions that are produced by Th17 cells, one subset of helper T cells, and by γδ T cells and innate lymphoid cells. It strongly contributes to autoimmune diseases that are accompanied by chronic inflammation. Thus, a functional understanding of Th17 cells is extremely important. In this review, we highlight the roles of cytokines that promote the development and maintenance of pathogenic Th17 cells in autoimmune diseases.
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Doenças Autoimunes/imunologia , Doenças Autoimunes/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/metabolismo , Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos , Modelos BiológicosRESUMO
There are no primary immunodeficiency diseases linked to the Y chromosome, because the Y chromosome does not contain any vital genes. We have established a novel mouse strain in which all males lack B and NK cells and have Peyer's patch defects. By 10 wk of age, 100% of the males had evident immunodeficiencies. Mating these immunodeficient males with wild-type females on two different genetic backgrounds for several generations demonstrated that the immunodeficiency is linked to the Y chromosome and is inherited in a Mendelian fashion. Although multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis showed that the Y chromosome in the mutant male mice was one third shorter than that in wild-type males, exome sequencing did not identify any significant gene mutations. The precise molecular mechanisms are still unknown. Bone marrow chimeric analyses demonstrated that an intrinsic abnormality in bone marrow hematopoietic cells causes the B and NK cell defects. Interestingly, fetal liver cells transplanted from the mutant male mice reconstituted B and NK cells in lymphocyte-deficient Il2rg(-/-) recipient mice, whereas adult bone marrow transplants did not. Transducing the EBF gene, a master transcription factor for B cell development, into mutant hematopoietic progenitor cells rescued B cell but not NK cell development both in vitro and in vivo. These Y chromosome-linked immunodeficient mice, which have preferential B and NK cell defects, may be a useful model of lymphocyte development.
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Linfócitos B/imunologia , Doenças Genéticas Ligadas ao Cromossomo Y/genética , Doenças Genéticas Ligadas ao Cromossomo Y/imunologia , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/genética , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Transferência Adotiva , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Citometria de Fluxo , Genes Ligados ao Cromossomo Y/genética , Genes Ligados ao Cromossomo Y/imunologia , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/imunologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase ReversaRESUMO
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) continuously replenish all classes of blood cells through a series of lineage restriction steps that results in the progressive loss of differentiation potential to other cell lineages. This review focuses on the recent advances in understanding one of the earliest differentiation steps in HSC maturation, which involves the diversification of the lymphoid and myeloid cell lineages, the two major branches of hematopoietic cells. We discuss progress in the identification and characterization of progenitor populations downstream of HSCs, which has been a key to understanding the sequential biological events that take place along the course of differentiation into a certain hematopoietic cell type. We also discuss the importance of bone marrow microenvironment in lymphoid and myeloid lineage choice.
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Linhagem da Célula/imunologia , Hematopoese/imunologia , Células Progenitoras Linfoides/imunologia , Células-Tronco Multipotentes/imunologia , Células Progenitoras Mieloides/imunologia , Animais , Medula Óssea/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Medula Óssea/imunologia , Citocinas/imunologia , HumanosRESUMO
The mechanism of lineage commitment from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is not well understood. Although commitment to either the lymphoid or the myeloid lineage is popularly viewed as the first step of lineage restriction from HSCs, this model of hematopoietic differentiation has recently been challenged. The previous identification of multipotent progenitors (MPPs) that can produce lymphocytes and granulocyte/macrophages (GMs) but lacks erythroid differentiation ability suggests the existence of an alternative HSC differentiation program. Contribution to different hematopoietic lineages by these MPPs under physiological conditions, however, has not been carefully examined. In this study, we performed a refined characterization of MPPs by subfractionating three distinct subsets based on Flt3 and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 expression. These MPP subsets differ in their ability to give rise to erythroid and GM lineage cells but are equally potent in lymphoid lineage differentiation in vivo. The developmental hierarchy of these MPP subsets demonstrates the sequential loss of erythroid and then GM differentiation potential during early hematopoiesis. Our results suggest that the first step of lineage commitment from HSCs is not simply a selection between the lymphoid and the myeloid lineage.