Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
J Immunol. 2024 May 1;212(9):1442-1449. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300270.
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) modify diverse protein targets and regulate numerous cellular processes; yet, their contributions to individual effector T cell responses during infections are incompletely understood. In this study, we identify PRMT5 as a critical regulator of CD4+ T follicular helper cell (Tfh) responses during influenza virus infection in mice. Conditional PRMT5 deletion in murine T cells results in an almost complete ablation of both Tfh and T follicular regulatory populations and, consequently, reduced B cell activation and influenza-specific Ab production. Supporting a potential mechanism, we observe elevated surface expression of IL-2Rα on non-T regulatory effector PRMT5-deficient T cells. Notably, IL-2 signaling is known to negatively impact Tfh differentiation. Collectively, our findings identify PRMT5 as a prominent regulator of Tfh programming, with potential causal links to IL-2 signaling.
蛋白质精氨酸甲基转移酶(PRMTs)修饰多种蛋白质靶标并调节许多细胞过程;然而,它们在感染期间对个体效应 T 细胞反应的贡献还不完全清楚。在这项研究中,我们确定 PRMT5 是小鼠流感病毒感染期间 CD4+滤泡辅助性 T 细胞(Tfh)反应的关键调节因子。在小鼠 T 细胞中条件性敲除 PRMT5 会导致 Tfh 和 T 滤泡调节性细胞群几乎完全缺失,从而导致 B 细胞激活和流感特异性 Ab 产生减少。支持潜在机制,我们观察到非 T 调节性效应 PRMT5 缺陷型 T 细胞上 IL-2Rα 的表面表达升高。值得注意的是,IL-2 信号已知会负向影响 Tfh 分化。总之,我们的发现确定了 PRMT5 是 Tfh 编程的重要调节因子,与 IL-2 信号有潜在的因果关系。