Soto-Heredero Gonzalo, Gabandé-Rodríguez Enrique, Carrasco Elisa, Escrig-Larena José Ignacio, Gómez de Las Heras Manuel M, Delgado-Pulido Sandra, Francos-Quijorna Isaac, Blanco Eva M, Fernández-Almeida Álvaro, Abia David, Rodríguez María Josefa, Fernández-Díaz Cristina M, Álvarez-Flores María Beatriz, Ramírez de Molina Ana, Jung Sascha, Del Sol Antonio, Zorita Virginia, Sánchez-Cabo Fátima, Torroja Carlos, Mittelbrunn María
Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa', Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa', Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Nat Aging. 2025 May;5(5):799-815. doi: 10.1038/s43587-025-00855-9. Epub 2025 Apr 30.
Recent studies using single-cell RNA sequencing technology have uncovered several subpopulations of CD4 T cells that accumulate with aging. These age-associated T cells are emerging as relevant players in the onset of inflammaging and tissue senescence. Here, based on information provided by single-cell RNA sequencing data, we present a flow cytometry panel that allows the identification of age-associated T cell subsets in systematic larger analysis in mice. We use this panel to evaluate at the single-cell level mitochondrial and senescence marks in the different age-associated CD4 T cell subpopulations. Our analysis identifies a subpopulation of regulatory T (T) cells that is characterized by the extracellular expression of the co-inhibitory molecule killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G member 1 (KLRG1) and accumulates with aging in humans and mice. KLRG1-expressing T cells display senescence features such as mitochondrial alterations, increased expression of cell-cycle regulators and genomic DNA damage. Functionally, KLRG1 T cells show a reduced suppressive activity in vivo accompanied by a pro-inflammatory phenotype.
最近使用单细胞RNA测序技术的研究发现了几种随着衰老而积累的CD4 T细胞亚群。这些与年龄相关的T细胞正在成为炎症衰老和组织衰老发生过程中的相关参与者。在此,基于单细胞RNA测序数据提供的信息,我们展示了一个流式细胞术检测板,该检测板能够在对小鼠进行的系统性更大规模分析中识别与年龄相关的T细胞亚群。我们使用这个检测板在单细胞水平上评估不同的与年龄相关的CD4 T细胞亚群中的线粒体和衰老标记。我们的分析确定了一种调节性T(Treg)细胞亚群,其特征是共抑制分子杀伤细胞凝集素样受体亚家族G成员1(KLRG1)的细胞外表达,并且在人类和小鼠中随着衰老而积累。表达KLRG1的Treg细胞表现出衰老特征,如线粒体改变、细胞周期调节因子表达增加和基因组DNA损伤。在功能上,KLRG1 Treg细胞在体内表现出降低的抑制活性,并伴有促炎表型。
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