Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens
Expression of the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) outside of the thymus has long been suggested in both humans and mice, but the cellular source in humans has remained undefined. Here we identify AIRE expression in human tonsils and extensively analyzed these “extra-thymic AIRE expressing cells” (eTACs)...
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| author | Fergusson, JR Morgan, MD Bruchard, M Huitema, L Heesters, BA Van Unen, V Van Hamburg, JP Van Der Wel, NN Picavet, D Koning, F Tas, SW Anderson, MS Marioni, JC Holländer, GA Spits, H |
| author_facet | Fergusson, JR Morgan, MD Bruchard, M Huitema, L Heesters, BA Van Unen, V Van Hamburg, JP Van Der Wel, NN Picavet, D Koning, F Tas, SW Anderson, MS Marioni, JC Holländer, GA Spits, H |
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| description | Expression of the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) outside of the thymus has long been suggested in both humans and mice, but the cellular source in humans has remained undefined. Here we identify AIRE expression in human tonsils and extensively analyzed these “extra-thymic AIRE expressing cells” (eTACs) using combinations of flow cytometry, CyTOF and single cell RNA-sequencing. We identified AIRE+ cells as dendritic cells (DCs) with a mature and migratory phenotype including high levels of antigen presenting molecules and costimulatory molecules, and specific expression of CD127, CCR7, and PDL1. These cells also possessed the ability to stimulate and re-stimulate T cells and displayed reduced responses to toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists compared to conventional DCs. While expression of AIRE was enriched within CCR7+CD127+ DCs, single-cell RNA sequencing revealed expression of AIRE to be transient, rather than stable, and associated with the differentiation to a mature phenotype. The role of AIRE in central tolerance induction within the thymus is well-established, however our study shows that AIRE expression within the periphery is not associated with an enriched expression of tissue-restricted antigens (TRAs). This unexpected finding, suggestive of wider functions of AIRE, may provide an explanation for the non-autoimmune symptoms of APECED patients who lack functional AIRE. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:760a108d-be37-48c5-a655-5104b731d5252022-03-26T20:13:07ZMaturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigensJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:760a108d-be37-48c5-a655-5104b731d525Symplectic Elements at OxfordFrontiers Media2019Fergusson, JRMorgan, MDBruchard, MHuitema, LHeesters, BAVan Unen, VVan Hamburg, JPVan Der Wel, NNPicavet, DKoning, FTas, SWAnderson, MSMarioni, JCHolländer, GASpits, HExpression of the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) outside of the thymus has long been suggested in both humans and mice, but the cellular source in humans has remained undefined. Here we identify AIRE expression in human tonsils and extensively analyzed these “extra-thymic AIRE expressing cells” (eTACs) using combinations of flow cytometry, CyTOF and single cell RNA-sequencing. We identified AIRE+ cells as dendritic cells (DCs) with a mature and migratory phenotype including high levels of antigen presenting molecules and costimulatory molecules, and specific expression of CD127, CCR7, and PDL1. These cells also possessed the ability to stimulate and re-stimulate T cells and displayed reduced responses to toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists compared to conventional DCs. While expression of AIRE was enriched within CCR7+CD127+ DCs, single-cell RNA sequencing revealed expression of AIRE to be transient, rather than stable, and associated with the differentiation to a mature phenotype. The role of AIRE in central tolerance induction within the thymus is well-established, however our study shows that AIRE expression within the periphery is not associated with an enriched expression of tissue-restricted antigens (TRAs). This unexpected finding, suggestive of wider functions of AIRE, may provide an explanation for the non-autoimmune symptoms of APECED patients who lack functional AIRE. |
| spellingShingle | Fergusson, JR Morgan, MD Bruchard, M Huitema, L Heesters, BA Van Unen, V Van Hamburg, JP Van Der Wel, NN Picavet, D Koning, F Tas, SW Anderson, MS Marioni, JC Holländer, GA Spits, H Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title | Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title_full | Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title_fullStr | Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title_short | Maturing human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ dendritic cells express AIRE in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
| title_sort | maturing human cd127 ccr7 pdl1 dendritic cells express aire in the absence of tissue restricted antigens |
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