RRC ID 88380
著者 Apavaloaei A, Brochu S, Dong M, Rouette A, Hardy MP, Villafano G, Murata S, Melichar HJ, Perreault C.
タイトル PSMB11 Orchestrates the Development of CD4 and CD8 Thymocytes via Regulation of Gene Expression in Cortical Thymic Epithelial Cells.
ジャーナル J Immunol
Abstract T cell development depends on sequential interactions of thymocytes with cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTECs) and medullary thymic epithelial cells. PSMB11 is a catalytic proteasomal subunit present exclusively in cTECs. Because proteasomes regulate transcriptional activity, we asked whether PSMB11 might affect gene expression in cTECs. We report that PSMB11 regulates the expression of 850 cTEC genes that modulate lymphostromal interactions primarily via the WNT signaling pathway. cTECs from Psmb11-/- mice 1) acquire features of medullary thymic epithelial cells and 2) retain CD8 thymocytes in the thymic cortex, thereby impairing phase 2 of positive selection, 3) perturbing CD8 T cell development, and 4) causing dramatic oxidative stress leading to apoptosis of CD8 thymocytes. Deletion of Psmb11 also causes major oxidative stress in CD4 thymocytes. However, CD4 thymocytes do not undergo apoptosis because, unlike CD8 thymocytes, they upregulate expression of chaperones and inhibitors of apoptosis. We conclude that PSMB11 has pervasive effects on both CD4 and CD8 thymocytes via regulation of gene expression in cTECs.
巻・号 202(3)
ページ 966-978
公開日 2019-2-1
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1801288
PII jimmunol.1801288
PMID 30567730
MeSH Animals Apoptosis CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology* CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology* Cell Differentiation Epithelial Cells / cytology* Gene Expression Regulation Mice Mice, Knockout Oxidative Stress Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / genetics* Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / immunology Thymocytes / cytology* Thymus Gland / immunology Wnt Signaling Pathway
リソース情報
実験動物マウス RBRC03928