在没有 Foxp3 的情况下调节性 T 细胞的功能重编程。
Functional reprogramming of regulatory T cells in the absence of Foxp3.
机构信息
Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
出版信息
Nat Immunol. 2019 Sep;20(9):1208-1219. doi: 10.1038/s41590-019-0442-x. Epub 2019 Aug 5.
Regulatory T cells (T cells) deficient in the transcription factor Foxp3 lack suppressor function and manifest an effector T (T) cell-like phenotype. We demonstrate that Foxp3 deficiency dysregulates metabolic checkpoint kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 2 (mTORC2) signaling and gives rise to augmented aerobic glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. Specific deletion of the mTORC2 adaptor gene Rictor in Foxp3-deficient T cells ameliorated disease in a Foxo1 transcription factor-dependent manner. Rictor deficiency re-established a subset of T cell genetic circuits and suppressed the T cell-like glycolytic and respiratory programs, which contributed to immune dysregulation. Treatment of T cells from patients with FOXP3 deficiency with mTOR inhibitors similarly antagonized their T cell-like program and restored suppressive function. Thus, regulatory function can be re-established in Foxp3-deficient T cells by targeting their metabolic pathways, providing opportunities to restore tolerance in T cell disorders.
调节性 T 细胞(T 细胞)中转录因子 Foxp3 的缺失会导致其抑制功能丧失,并表现出效应 T(T)细胞样表型。我们证明,Foxp3 的缺失会使代谢检查点激酶哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)复合物 2(mTORC2)信号失调,并导致有氧糖酵解和氧化磷酸化增强。在 Foxp3 缺陷的 T 细胞中特异性缺失 mTORC2 接头基因 Rictor,可依赖 Foxo1 转录因子的方式改善疾病。Rictor 缺失重建了 T 细胞遗传回路的一部分,并抑制了 T 细胞样糖酵解和呼吸程序,这有助于免疫失调。用 mTOR 抑制剂处理 FOXP3 缺陷患者的 T 细胞,也能拮抗其 T 细胞样程序并恢复抑制功能。因此,通过靶向代谢途径,可以在 Foxp3 缺陷的 T 细胞中重新建立调节功能,为恢复 T 细胞疾病的耐受性提供机会。