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Immunol Rev ; 2024 Apr 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38662554

ABSTRACT

The milky spots in omentum are atypical lymphoid tissues that play a pivotal role in regulating immune responses in the peritoneal cavity. The milky spots act as central hubs for collecting antigens and particles from the peritoneal cavity, regulating lymphocyte trafficking, promoting the differentiation and self-renewal of immune cells, and supporting the local germinal centre response. In addition, the milky spots exhibit unique developmental characteristics that combine the features of secondary and tertiary lymphoid tissues. These structures are innately programmed to form during foetal development; however, they can also be formed postnatally in response to peritoneal irritation such as inflammation, infection, obesity, or tumour metastasis. In this review, I discuss emerging perspectives on homeostatic development and organization of the milky spots.

2.
Sci Adv ; 10(9): eadk0820, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427731

ABSTRACT

Chronic and aberrant nucleic acid sensing causes type I IFN-driven autoimmune diseases, designated type I interferonopathies. We found a significant reduction of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in patients with type I interferonopathies caused by mutations in ADAR1 or IFIH1 (encoding MDA5). We analyzed the underlying mechanisms using murine models and found that Treg-specific deletion of Adar1 caused peripheral Treg loss and scurfy-like lethal autoimmune disorders. Similarly, knock-in mice with Treg-specific expression of an MDA5 gain-of-function mutant caused apoptosis of peripheral Tregs and severe autoimmunity. Moreover, the impact of ADAR1 deficiency on Tregs is multifaceted, involving both MDA5 and PKR sensing. Together, our results highlight the dysregulation of Treg homeostasis by intrinsic aberrant RNA sensing as a potential determinant for type I interferonopathies.


Subject(s)
Autoimmune Diseases , Nucleic Acids , Humans , Mice , Animals , Autoimmunity , RNA , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory , Adenosine Deaminase/genetics , Adenosine Deaminase/metabolism
3.
J Exp Med ; 220(5)2023 05 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36880532

ABSTRACT

Lymphoid clusters in visceral adipose tissue omentum, known as milky spots, play a central role in the immunological defense in the abdomen. Milky spots exhibit hybrid nature between secondary lymph organs and ectopic lymphoid tissues, yet their development and maturation mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we identified a subset of fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) that are uniquely present in omental milky spots. These FRCs were characterized by the expression of retinoic acid-converting enzyme, Aldh1a2, and endothelial cell marker, Tie2, in addition to canonical FRC-associated genes. Diphtheria toxin-mediated ablation of Aldh1a2+ FRCs resulted in the alteration in milky spot structure with a significant reduction in size and cellularity. Mechanistically, Aldh1a2+ FRCs regulated the display of chemokine CXCL12 on high endothelial venules (HEVs), which recruit blood-borne lymphocytes from circulation. We further found that Aldh1a2+ FRCs are required for the maintenance of peritoneal lymphocyte composition. These results illustrate the homeostatic roles of FRCs in the formation of non-classical lymphoid tissues.


Subject(s)
Lymphocytes , Omentum , Germinal Center , Lymphoid Tissue , Peritoneum , Fibroblasts , Retinal Dehydrogenase/metabolism
4.
Rinsho Ketsueki ; 63(5): 368-372, 2022.
Article in Japanese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35662159

ABSTRACT

Macrophages are historically well appreciated for their functions in host defense and phagocytosis, and they are among the most multifunctional and heterogeneous cell types present in virtually every tissue. Macrophages perform many tissue-specific functions that are essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and abnormalities in macrophage functions have been linked to various pathologies, including histiocytic syndromes. In this talk, I shall discuss macrophage biology from homeostatic and disease perspectives.


Subject(s)
Macrophages , Phagocytosis , Homeostasis , Humans
5.
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol ; 434: 123-134, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34850285

ABSTRACT

There are numbers of leukocytes present in peritoneal cavity, not only protecting body cavity from infection but also contributing to peripheral immunity including natural antibody production in circulation. The peritoneal leukocytes compose unique immune compartment, the functions of which cannot be replaced by other lymphoid organs. Atypical lymphoid clusters, called "milky spots", that are located in visceral adipose tissue omentum have the privilege of immune niche in terms of differentiation, recruitment, and activation of peritoneal immunity, yet mechanisms underlying the regulation are underexplored. In this review, I discuss the emerging views of peritoneal immune system in the contexts of its development, organization, and functions.


Subject(s)
Lymphoid Tissue , Peritoneal Cavity , Omentum
6.
Int Immunol ; 30(11): 485-491, 2018 10 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30371831

ABSTRACT

Macrophages are present in virtually almost all tissues, exhibiting highly heterogeneous phenotypes as a consequence of adaptation to local tissue environments. Tissue-resident macrophages perform specialized functions that are essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and abnormalities of their functions are linked to various pathologies. Recent advances have shown that tissue-specific transcriptional programs are responsible for functional specialization of macrophages in different tissues. Here, I discuss the molecular basis of tissue-resident macrophage specialization and how it is regulated by tissue environmental cues.


Subject(s)
Macrophages/metabolism , Animals , Homeostasis/immunology , Humans , Macrophages/immunology , Phenotype
7.
Cell ; 165(3): 518-9, 2016 Apr 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27104973

ABSTRACT

Leukocyte recruitment is generally achieved by rapid migration of inflammatory cells out of circulation, through modified blood vessels, and into affected tissues. Now, Wang and Kubes show that macrophages can be rapidly recruited from body cavities to the liver, via a non-vascular route, where they help to coordinate tissue repair.


Subject(s)
Leukocytes , Macrophages , Humans , Liver/blood supply
8.
Nat Immunol ; 17(1): 9-17, 2016 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26681457

ABSTRACT

Macrophages are essential components of mammalian tissues. Although historically known mainly for their function in host defense and the clearance of apoptotic cells, macrophages are now increasingly recognized as serving many roles in tissue development, homeostasis and repair. In addition, tissue-resident macrophages have many tissue-specific functional characteristics, which are a reflection of distinct gene-expression programs. Here we discuss the emerging views of macrophage biology from evolutionary, developmental and homeostatic perspectives.


Subject(s)
Homeostasis/immunology , Immunity, Innate/immunology , Macrophages , Animals , Humans
9.
Elife ; 3: e04476, 2014 Sep 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25250710

ABSTRACT

The receptor protein Dectin-1 recognizes structures found on cancerous cells, and then triggers an anti-tumor immune response.


Subject(s)
Immunity, Innate/immunology , Lectins, C-Type/metabolism , Melanoma, Experimental/immunology , Melanoma, Experimental/pathology , Animals , Humans
10.
Cell ; 157(4): 832-44, 2014 May 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24792964

ABSTRACT

Tissue-resident macrophages are highly heterogeneous in terms of their functions and phenotypes as a consequence of adaptation to different tissue environments. Local tissue-derived signals are thought to control functional polarization of resident macrophages; however, the identity of these signals remains largely unknown. It is also unknown whether functional heterogeneity is a result of irreversible lineage-specific differentiation or a consequence of continuous but reversible induction of diverse functional programs. Here, we identified retinoic acid as a signal that induces tissue-specific localization and functional polarization of peritoneal macrophages through the reversible induction of transcription factor GATA6. We further found that GATA6 in macrophages regulates gut IgA production through peritoneal B-1 cells. These results provide insight into the regulation of tissue-resident macrophage functional specialization by tissue-derived signals.


Subject(s)
GATA6 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation , Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology , Tretinoin/metabolism , Animals , Immunoglobulin A/genetics , Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Omentum/cytology
11.
Nature ; 460(7254): 520-4, 2009 Jul 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19561593

ABSTRACT

Innate immunity is stimulated not only by viral or bacterial components, but also by non-microbial danger signals (damage-associated molecular patterns). One of the damage-associated molecular patterns is chromosomal DNA that escapes degradation. In programmed cell death and erythropoiesis, DNA from dead cells or nuclei expelled from erythroblasts is digested by DNase II in the macrophages after they are engulfed. DNase II(-/-) (also known as Dnase2a(-/-)) mice suffer from severe anaemia or chronic arthritis due to interferon-beta (IFN-beta) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) produced from the macrophages carrying undigested DNA in a Toll-like receptor (TLR)-independent mechanism. Here we show that Eyes absent 4 (EYA4), originally identified as a co-transcription factor, stimulates the expression of IFN-beta and CXCL10 in response to the undigested DNA of apoptotic cells. EYA4 enhanced the innate immune response against viruses (Newcastle disease virus and vesicular stomatitis virus), and could associate with signalling molecules (IPS-1 (also known as MAVS), STING (TMEM173) and NLRX1). Three groups have previously shown that EYA has phosphatase activity. We found that mouse EYA family members act as a phosphatase for both phosphotyrosine and phosphothreonine. The haloacid dehalogenase domain at the carboxy terminus contained the tyrosine-phosphatase, and the amino-terminal half carried the threonine-phosphatase. Mutations of the threonine-phosphatase, but not the tyrosine-phosphatase, abolished the ability of EYA4 to enhance the innate immune response, suggesting that EYA regulates the innate immune response by modulating the phosphorylation state of signal transducers for the intracellular pathogens.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation/immunology , Immunity, Innate/immunology , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism , Trans-Activators/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis , Cell Line , Chemokine CXCL10/metabolism , Humans , Interferon-beta/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism , Signal Transduction
12.
Eur J Immunol ; 38(11): 3150-8, 2008 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18991290

ABSTRACT

DNase II in macrophages cleaves the DNA of engulfed apoptotic cells and of nuclei expelled from erythroid precursor cells. Macrophages in DNase II-deficient mice accumulate undigested DNA and constitutively produce IFN-beta as well as TNF-alpha. The IFN-beta causes severe anemia in the DNase II(-/-) embryos, which die prenatally. On the other hand, when the DNase II gene is inactivated postnatally, mice develop polyarthritis owing to the TNF-alpha produced by macrophages. Here, we showed that the IFN-beta gene activation in DNase II(-/-) mice is dependent on IFN regulatory factor (IRF) 3 and 7. Accordingly, DNase II(-/-)IRF3(-/-)IRF7(-/-) mice do not suffer from anemia, but they still produce TNF-alpha, and age-dependently develop chronic polyarthritis. A microarray analysis of the gene expression in the fetal liver revealed a set of genes that is induced in DNase II(-/-) mice in an IRF3/IRF7-dependent manner, and another set that is induced independent of these factors. These results indicate that the mammalian chromosomal DNA that accumulates in macrophages due to inefficient degradation activates genes in both IRF3/IRF7-dependent and -independent manners.


Subject(s)
DNA/physiology , Endodeoxyribonucleases/physiology , Gene Expression Regulation , Interferon Regulatory Factor-3/physiology , Interferon Regulatory Factor-7/physiology , Interferon-beta/genetics , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics , Animals , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Signal Transduction
13.
J Biol Chem ; 281(13): 8836-42, 2006 Mar 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16439364

ABSTRACT

The efficient engulfment of apoptotic cells by professional or nonprofessional phagocytes is critical to maintain mammalian homeostasis. To identify molecules involved in the engulfment of apoptotic cells, we established a retrovirus-based expression cloning system coupled with the engulfment assay. By screening a cDNA library of a mouse macrophage cell line, we identified two small GTPase family members (RhoG and Rab5) that enhanced the engulfment of apoptotic cells. By examining other small GTPase family members, we found that Rac1 enhanced the engulfment of apoptotic cells, whereas RhoA inhibited the process. Accordingly, the expression of a dominant-negative form of RhoG or Rac1 in primary macrophage cultures severely reduced the ability of the macrophages to engulf apoptotic cells, and a dominant-negative form of RhoA enhanced the process. These results indicated that the efficient engulfment of apoptotic cells requires the concerted action of small GTPase family members. We demonstrated previously that NIH3T3 cells expressing the alphav beta3 integrin efficiently engulf apoptotic cells in the presence of milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 via a phosphatidylserine-dependent mechanism. The dominant-negative form of RhoG or Rac1 inhibited this process, which suggested RhoG and Rac1 are also involved in the integrin-mediated engulfment.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis , Macrophages/physiology , Phagocytosis , rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Bone Marrow Cells/cytology , Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases/deficiency , Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases/genetics , Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism , Cell Line , Cell Line, Transformed , Cells, Cultured , Female , Gene Library , Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/pharmacology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , NIH 3T3 Cells , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Retroviridae/genetics , Transformation, Genetic , rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics , rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/genetics , rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism , rho GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics , rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/genetics , rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
14.
J Exp Med ; 202(10): 1333-9, 2005 Nov 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16301743

ABSTRACT

Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) II in macrophages cleaves the DNA of engulfed apoptotic cells and of nuclei expelled from erythroid precursor cells. DNase II-deficient mouse embryos accumulate undigested DNA in macrophages, and die in feto because of the activation of the interferon beta (IFNbeta) gene. Here, we found that the F4/80-positive macrophages in DNase II(-/-) fetal liver specifically produce a set of cytokines such as IFNbeta, TNFalpha, and CXCL10. Whereas, IFN-inducible genes (2'5'-oligo(A) synthetase, IRF7, and ISG15) were expressed not only in macrophages but also in other F4/80-negative cells. When DNase II(-/-) macrophages or embryonal fibroblasts engulfed apoptotic cells, they expressed the IFNbeta and CXCL10 genes. The ablation of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3 and 9, or their adaptor molecules (MyD88 and TRIF), had no effect on the lethality of the DNase II(-/-) mice. These results indicate that there is a TLR-independent sensing mechanism to activate the innate immunity for the endogenous DNA escaping lysosomal degradation.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis/genetics , DNA/chemistry , DNA/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation/physiology , Toll-Like Receptors/physiology , Animals , Chemokine CXCL10 , Chemokines, CXC/biosynthesis , Chemokines, CXC/genetics , Endodeoxyribonucleases/deficiency , Endodeoxyribonucleases/genetics , Interferon-beta/biosynthesis , Interferon-beta/genetics , Macrophages/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Transcriptional Activation
15.
Nat Immunol ; 6(1): 49-56, 2005 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15568025

ABSTRACT

The livers of DNase II-deficient mouse embryos contain many macrophages carrying undigested DNA, and the embryos die in utero. Here we report that erythroid precursor cells underwent apoptosis in the livers of DNase II-deficient embryos and that in the liver, interferon-beta mRNA was expressed by the resident macrophages. When the DNase II-deficient mice were crossed with mice deficient in type I interferon receptor, the resultant 'double-mutant' mice were born healthy. The double-mutant embryos expressed interferon-beta mRNA, but the expression of a subset of the interferon-responsive genes dysregulated in DNase II-deficient embryos was restored to normal. These results indicate that the inability to degrade DNA derived from erythroid precursors results in interferon-beta production that induces expression of a specific set of interferon-responsive genes associated with embryonic lethality in DNase II-deficient mice.


Subject(s)
Anemia/immunology , Apoptosis/physiology , DNA/metabolism , Embryo Loss/metabolism , Interferon-beta/metabolism , Anemia/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis/immunology , Embryo Loss/genetics , Endodeoxyribonucleases/deficiency , Endodeoxyribonucleases/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation , Liver/embryology , Liver/metabolism , Macrophages/metabolism , Mice , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
16.
Nat Struct Biol ; 10(11): 922-7, 2003 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14555995

ABSTRACT

Transcription factor IRF-3 is post-translationally activated by Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling and has critical roles in the regulation of innate immunity. Here we present the X-ray crystal structure of the C-terminal regulatory domain of IRF-3(175-427) (IRF-3 175C) at a resolution of 2.3 A. IRF-3 175C is structurally similar to the Mad homology domain 2 of the Smad family. Structural and functional analyses reveal phosphorylation-induced IRF-3 dimerization, which generates an extensive acidic pocket responsible for binding with p300/CBP. Although TLR and Smad signaling are evolutionarily independent, our results suggest that IRF-3 originates from Smad and acquires its function downstream of TLR.


Subject(s)
DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry , Transcription Factors/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Crystallography, X-Ray , DNA Mutational Analysis , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Dimerization , Humans , Interferon Regulatory Factor-3 , Molecular Sequence Data , Phosphorylation , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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