Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Immunity. 2012 Aug 24;37(2):314-25. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.05.026. Epub 2012 Aug 16.
γδ T cells respond rapidly to keratinocyte damage, providing essential contributions to the skin wound healing process. The molecular interactions regulating their response are unknown. Here, we identify a role for interaction of plexin B2 with the CD100 receptor in epithelial repair. In vitro blocking of plexin B2 or CD100 inhibited γδ T cell activation. Furthermore, CD100 deficiency in vivo resulted in delayed repair of cutaneous wounds due to a disrupted γδ T cell response to keratinocyte damage. Ligation of CD100 in γδ T cells induced cellular rounding via signals through ERK kinase and cofilin. Defects in this rounding process were evident in the absence of CD100-mediated signals, thereby providing a mechanistic explanation for the defective wound healing in CD100-deficient animals. The discovery of immune functions for plexin B2 and CD100 provides insight into the complex cell-cell interactions between epithelial resident γδ T cells and the neighboring cells they support.
γδ T 细胞对角质细胞损伤迅速做出反应,为皮肤伤口愈合过程提供了重要贡献。调节其反应的分子相互作用尚不清楚。在这里,我们发现了丛蛋白 B2 与 CD100 受体相互作用在表皮修复中的作用。体外阻断丛蛋白 B2 或 CD100 抑制了 γδ T 细胞的激活。此外,体内 CD100 缺陷导致角质细胞损伤后 γδ T 细胞反应受损,导致皮肤伤口愈合延迟。CD100 在 γδ T 细胞中的配体通过 ERK 激酶和丝切蛋白信号诱导细胞变圆。在缺乏 CD100 介导的信号的情况下,这种变圆过程存在缺陷,从而为 CD100 缺陷动物中伤口愈合缺陷提供了机制解释。丛蛋白 B2 和 CD100 的免疫功能的发现为上皮固有 γδ T 细胞与其支持的邻近细胞之间复杂的细胞-细胞相互作用提供了深入了解。