Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
J Clin Invest. 2020 Jul 1;130(7):3919-3935. doi: 10.1172/JCI127839.
A common variant in the RAB27A gene in adults was recently found to be associated with the fractional exhaled nitric oxide level, a marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation. The small GTPase Rab27 is known to regulate intracellular vesicle traffic, although its role in allergic responses is unclear. We demonstrated that exophilin-5, a Rab27-binding protein, was predominantly expressed in both of the major IL-33 producers, lung epithelial cells, and the specialized IL-5 and IL-13 producers in the CD44hiCD62LloCXCR3lo pathogenic Th2 cell population in mice. Exophilin-5 deficiency increased stimulant-dependent damage and IL-33 secretion by lung epithelial cells. Moreover, it enhanced IL-5 and IL-13 production in response to TCR and IL-33 stimulation from a specific subset of pathogenic Th2 cells that expresses a high level of IL-33 receptor, which exacerbated allergic airway inflammation in a mouse model of asthma. Mechanistically, exophilin-5 regulates extracellular superoxide release, intracellular ROS production, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity by controlling intracellular trafficking of Nox2-containing vesicles, which seems to prevent the overactivation of pathogenic Th2 cells mediated by IL-33. This is the first report to our knowledge to establish the significance of the Rab27-related protein exophilin-5 in the development of allergic airway inflammation, and provides insights into the pathophysiology of asthma.
最近发现,成人 RAB27A 基因中的一种常见变体与呼出气一氧化氮分数有关,这是一种嗜酸性气道炎症的标志物。小 GTPase Rab27 已知可调节细胞内囊泡运输,但其在过敏反应中的作用尚不清楚。我们证明,Rab27 结合蛋白外泌体-5 在两种主要的 IL-33 产生细胞中均有表达,一种是肺上皮细胞,另一种是 CD44hiCD62LloCXCR3lo 致病性 Th2 细胞群中专门产生 IL-5 和 IL-13 的细胞。外泌体-5 缺乏会增加肺上皮细胞对刺激物的依赖性损伤和 IL-33 的分泌。此外,它增强了 TCR 和 IL-33 刺激后,特定致病性 Th2 细胞亚群中 IL-5 和 IL-13 的产生,该亚群高水平表达 IL-33 受体,从而加剧了哮喘小鼠模型中的过敏性气道炎症。从机制上讲,外泌体-5 通过控制含 Nox2 的囊泡的细胞内运输来调节细胞外超氧化物释放、细胞内 ROS 产生和磷酸肌醇 3-激酶活性,这似乎可以防止由 IL-33 介导的致病性 Th2 细胞的过度激活。这是我们所知的第一个确立 Rab27 相关蛋白外泌体-5 在过敏性气道炎症发展中的意义的报告,并为哮喘的病理生理学提供了新的见解。