TET2 缺失会增加 B-1 细胞数量和 IgM 产生,同时限制 CDR3 多样性。
Loss of TET2 increases B-1 cell number and IgM production while limiting CDR3 diversity.
机构信息
Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
出版信息
Front Immunol. 2024 Mar 27;15:1380641. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1380641. eCollection 2024.
Recent studies have demonstrated a role for Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2), an epigenetic modulator, in regulating germinal center formation and plasma cell differentiation in B-2 cells, yet the role of TET2 in regulating B-1 cells is largely unknown. Here, B-1 cell subset numbers, IgM production, and gene expression were analyzed in mice with global knockout of TET2 compared to wildtype (WT) controls. Results revealed that TET2-KO mice had elevated numbers of B-1a and B-1b cells in their primary niche, the peritoneal cavity, as well as in the bone marrow (B-1a) and spleen (B-1b). Consistent with this finding, circulating IgM, but not IgG, was elevated in TET2-KO mice compared to WT. Analysis of bulk RNASeq of sort purified peritoneal B-1a and B-1b cells revealed reduced expression of heavy and light chain immunoglobulin genes, predominantly in B-1a cells from TET2-KO mice compared to WT controls. As expected, the expression of IgM transcripts was the most abundant isotype in B-1 cells. Yet, only in B-1a cells there was a significant increase in the proportion of IgM transcripts in TET2-KO mice compared to WT. Analysis of the CDR3 of the BCR revealed an increased abundance of replicated CDR3 sequences in B-1 cells from TET2-KO mice, which was more clearly pronounced in B-1a compared to B-1b cells. V-D-J usage and circos plot analysis of V-J combinations showed enhanced usage of V11 and V12 pairings. Taken together, our study is the first to demonstrate that global loss of TET2 increases B-1 cell number and IgM production and reduces CDR3 diversity, which could impact many biological processes and disease states that are regulated by IgM.
最近的研究表明,表观遗传调节剂 Ten-Eleven Translocation-2(TET2)在调节 B-2 细胞中的生发中心形成和浆细胞分化中起作用,但 TET2 在调节 B-1 细胞中的作用在很大程度上尚不清楚。在这里,与野生型(WT)对照相比,分析了 TET2 全局敲除小鼠中 B-1 细胞亚群数量、IgM 产生和基因表达。结果表明,TET2-KO 小鼠在其初级生态位(腹腔)以及骨髓(B-1a)和脾脏(B-1b)中 B-1a 和 B-1b 细胞数量增加。与这一发现一致,与 WT 相比,TET2-KO 小鼠的循环 IgM,但不是 IgG,升高。对分选纯化的腹膜 B-1a 和 B-1b 细胞的批量 RNA-Seq 分析表明,与 WT 对照相比,TET2-KO 小鼠的重链和轻链免疫球蛋白基因表达降低,主要在 B-1a 细胞中。正如预期的那样,IgM 转录本是 B-1 细胞中最丰富的同种型。然而,只有在 B-1a 细胞中,与 WT 相比,TET2-KO 小鼠中 IgM 转录本的比例显著增加。对 BCR 的 CDR3 分析表明,TET2-KO 小鼠的 B-1 细胞中复制的 CDR3 序列丰度增加,在 B-1a 细胞中比 B-1b 细胞更为明显。V-D-J 使用和 V-J 组合的 circos 图分析表明,V11 和 V12 配对的使用增加。总之,我们的研究首次表明,TET2 的全局缺失会增加 B-1 细胞数量和 IgM 产生,并降低 CDR3 多样性,这可能会影响许多受 IgM 调节的生物学过程和疾病状态。