自然杀手细胞中的早期抗原受体信号改变了通过表观遗传改造的STAT4依赖性命运决定
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|November 21, 2023
概括
抗原受体信号传递在表观遗传上启动自然杀手 (NK) 细胞,以便在病毒感染期间实现最佳扩张. 这种早期信号影响NK细胞命运决定,增强了自适应性抗病毒反应.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 自然杀手 (NK) 细胞是具有适应性免疫特征的先天性淋巴细胞.
- 在早期的抗病毒反应中,NK细胞至关重要,它们迁移到受感染的组织中.
- 新出现的证据表明,组织内 NK 细胞是早期反应者.
研究的目的:
- 研究抗原受体信号在病毒感染期间NK细胞反应中的作用.
- 了解早期信号事件如何影响NK细胞的原始化和扩张.
- 阐明NK细胞适应性编程背后的表观遗传机制.
主要方法:
- 在小鼠中的老鼠细胞巨乳病毒 (MCMV) 感染模型.
- 在NK细胞中分析细胞因子信号传递和抗原受体信号传递.
- 表观遗传学分析,包括染色质可访问性和基因表达 (STAT4,CDK6,Bim).
主要成果:
- 在MCMV感染期间,NK细胞中的抗原受体信号传递先于显著的促炎性细胞因子信号传递.
- 早期受体信号传递在表观遗传上启动NK细胞,以便在适应阶段增强扩张.
- 受体信号修改了STAT4结合部位的染色质可访问性,对抗IL-12驱动的成熟,维持CDK6表达的增殖,并抑制Bim以防止细胞亡.
结论:
- 抗原受体信号传递在病毒感染期间NK细胞早期表观遗传编程中发挥着关键作用.
- 这种信号重塑NK细胞命运的决定,促进增殖和生存,以获得有效的适应性抗病毒反应.
- 通过受体介导的表观遗传修饰,NK细胞的反应从先天性免疫过渡到适应性免疫.
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