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  • Autoimmunity

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  • Efficient efferocytosis (apoptotic cell clearance) is crucial for immune homeostasis.
  • Impaired efferocytosis and excessive apoptotic cells can trigger autoimmunity.
  • The role of efferocytosis in modulating macrophage function and T cell activation in autoimmunity is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of WDFY3 in macrophage efferocytosis and its impact on autoimmunity.
  • To determine if modulating WDFY3 affects T cell activation and inflammasome activation in the context of apoptotic cell engulfment.

Main Methods:

  • Myeloid-specific knockout of WDFY3 in mice.
  • Systemic administration of apoptotic cells to induce autoimmune burden.
  • Ectopic overexpression of WDFY3 in mice.
  • Assessment of autoimmune phenotypes, T cell activation, and inflammasome activation.

Main Results:

  • Myeloid WDFY3 knockout exacerbated autoimmunity in mice with induced and spontaneous autoimmune conditions.
  • Ectopic WDFY3 overexpression suppressed autoimmunity in these models.
  • Engulfment of apoptotic cells by macrophages activates T cells and the inflammasome, effects suppressed by WDFY3 overexpression.

Conclusions:

  • WDFY3 is a critical regulator protecting against autoimmunity.
  • WDFY3 promotes efferocytosis, limiting autoantigen availability and subsequent immune activation.
  • WDFY3 mitigates T cell and inflammasome activation following apoptotic cell engulfment by macrophages.