Chair for Immunology, University Regensburg and University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI), University Regensburg and University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 8;10(1):1621. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09276-w.
The transcriptional regulator Rbpj is involved in T-helper (T) subset polarization, but its function in T cells remains unclear. Here we show that T-specific Rbpj deletion leads to splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy despite increased numbers of T cells with a polyclonal TCR repertoire. A specific defect of Rbpj-deficient T cells in controlling T2 polarization and B cell responses is observed, leading to the spontaneous formation of germinal centers and a T2-associated immunoglobulin class switch. The observed phenotype is environment-dependent and can be induced by infection with parasitic nematodes. Rbpj-deficient T cells adopt open chromatin landscapes and gene expression profiles reminiscent of tissue-derived T2-polarized T cells, with a prevailing signature of the transcription factor Gata-3. Taken together, our study suggests that T cells require Rbpj to specifically restrain T2 responses, including their own excessive T2-like differentiation potential.
转录调节因子 Rbpj 参与辅助性 T 细胞(T)亚群的极化,但它在 T 细胞中的功能尚不清楚。在这里,我们发现 T 细胞特异性 Rbpj 缺失会导致脾肿大和淋巴结病,尽管 T 细胞的数量增加,且具有多克隆 TCR 库。观察到 Rbpj 缺陷的 T 细胞在控制 T2 极化和 B 细胞反应方面存在特定缺陷,导致生发中心的自发形成和 T2 相关免疫球蛋白类别转换。观察到的表型是环境依赖性的,可通过感染寄生虫线虫诱导。Rbpj 缺陷的 T 细胞采用类似于组织来源的 T2 极化 T 细胞的开放染色质景观和基因表达谱,转录因子 Gata-3 占主导地位。总之,我们的研究表明,T 细胞需要 Rbpj 来特异性地抑制 T2 反应,包括它们自身过度的 T2 样分化潜能。