1月9日 Nature Immunology 雜志網(wǎng)絡版刊登了中科院上海生科院生化與細胞所孫兵研究組的最新研究成果,。Th2細胞是一種重要的輔助性T細胞亞群,其在抗寄生蟲感染,誘導系統(tǒng)性紅斑狼瘡,,過敏性疾病及哮喘等疾病中發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵性作用。孫兵研究組從Th2細胞中尋找到一種新的功能性細胞外基質(zhì)蛋白(Extracellular Matrix protein 1:ECM1),ECM1可以調(diào)控Th2細胞表面趨化因子受體S1P1的表達,進而選擇性地控制Th2細胞從淋巴結(jié)中向外周炎癥灶遷移,。這一發(fā)現(xiàn)為我們深入了解Th2細胞的遷移調(diào)控和過敏性疾病的發(fā)生進程有重要的科學意義。
幼稚T細胞在淋巴結(jié)中被抗原遞呈細胞活化,,分化成熟為不同的效應性T細胞,。這些細胞將遷移至病灶部位發(fā)揮功能。T細胞的遷移在時間和空間上被精確調(diào)節(jié),。在這調(diào)節(jié)過程中,,趨化因子受體S1P1在T細胞的表達調(diào)控,對細胞的遷移發(fā)揮著重要作用,,但其調(diào)控機制有待澄清,。
通過研究Th2細胞介導的小鼠過敏性哮喘模型,孫兵研究組的李振虎和張淵博士發(fā)現(xiàn)ECM1在Th2細胞中被高表達,。利用ECM1基因敲除技術(shù)在過敏性哮喘小鼠模型中證明ECM1的缺失會導致哮喘疾病癥狀的減輕,。ECM1的缺失會使Th2細胞停留在淋巴結(jié)中,而在Th1細胞中不存在這種現(xiàn)象,。研究機制表明:在Th2細胞活化的晚期,,其所分泌ECM1分子與Th2細胞表面的白介素2受體的β亞基相互作用,進而抑制IL-2介導的STAT5磷酸化,,從而解除對轉(zhuǎn)錄調(diào)控因子klf2的抑制作用,,促進S1P1的表達,并最終促進T細胞的遷移,。這些發(fā)現(xiàn)有助于我們更好的理解Th2細胞的遷移和其所介導的免疫性疾病的關(guān)系,。我們的研究工作提示,ECM1有可能作為過敏性哮喘治療的藥物靶標,。
此項研究成果得到國家科技部,、國家自然科學基金委、中國科學院和上海市科委的經(jīng)費資助,。(生物谷Bioon.com)
生物谷推薦原文出處:
Nature Immunology doi:10.1038/ni.1983
ECM1 controls TH2 cell egress from lymph nodes through re-expression of S1P1
Zhenhu Li,Yuan Zhang,Zhiduo Liu,Xiaodong Wu,Yuhan Zheng,Zhiyun Tao,Kairui Mao,Jie Wang,Guomei Lin,Lin Tian,Yongyong Ji,Meiling Qin,Shuhui Sun,Xueliang Zhu& Bing Sun
Type 2 helper T cells (TH2) are critically involved in allergies and asthma. Here we demonstrate that extracellular matrix protein-1 (ECM1) is highly and selectively expressed in TH2 cells. ECM1 deficiency caused impaired TH2 responses and reduced allergic airway inflammation in vivo. Functional analysis demonstrated that although the TH2 polarization of ECM1-deficient cells was unimpaired, these cells had a defect in migration and were retained in peripheral lymphoid organs. This was associated with reduced expression of KLF2 and S1P1. We also found that ECM1 could directly bind the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor to inhibit IL-2 signaling and activate S1P1 expression. Our data identify a previously unknown function of ECM1 in regulating TH2 cell migration through control of KLF2 and S1P1 expression.