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CD147 deficiency in T cells prevents thymic involution by inhibiting the EMT process in TECs in the presence of TGFβ.
Cellular & Molecular Immunology ( IF 24.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-03 , DOI: 10.1038/s41423-019-0353-7
Ruo Chen 1, 2 , Ke Wang 2 , Zhuan Feng 2 , Ming-Yang Zhang 2 , Jiao Wu 2 , Jie-Jie Geng 2 , Zhi-Nan Chen 1, 2
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Thymic involution during aging is a major cause of decreased T-cell production and reduced immunity. Here, we show that the loss of CD147 on T cells prevents thymic senescence, resulting in slowed shrinkage of the thymus with age and increased production of naive T cells. This phenotype is the result of slowing of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process in thymic epithelial cells (TECs), which eventually leads to reduced adipocyte accumulation. In an in vitro coculture system, we found that TGFβ is an important factor in the EMT process in TECs and that it can reduce the expression of E-cadherin through p-Smad2/FoxC2 signaling. Moreover, CD147 on T cells can accelerate the decline in E-cadherin expression by interacting with Annexin A2 on TECs. In the presence of TGFβ, Annexin A2 and E-cadherin colocalize on TECs. However, CD147 on T cells competitively binds to Annexin A2 on TECs, leading to the isolation of E-cadherin. Then, the isolated E-cadherin is easily phosphorylated by phosphorylated Src kinase, the phosphorylation of which was induced by TGFβ, and finally, p-E-cadherin is degraded. Thus, in the thymus, the interaction between T cells and TECs contributes to thymic involution with age. In this study, we illuminate the mechanism underlying the triggering of the EMT process in TECs and show that inhibiting TGFβ and/or CD147 may serve as a strategy to hinder age-related thymic involution.

中文翻译:

T 细胞中的 CD147 缺乏通过在 TGFβ 存在下抑制 TEC 中的 EMT 过程来防止胸腺退化。

衰老过程中的胸腺退化是 T 细胞生成减少和免疫力降低的主要原因。在这里,我们展示了 T 细胞上 CD147 的丢失阻止了胸腺衰老,导致胸腺随着年龄的增长而收缩缓慢,并增加了幼稚 T 细胞的产生。这种表型是胸腺上皮细胞 (TEC) 上皮间质转化 (EMT) 过程减慢的结果,最终导致脂肪细胞积累减少。在体外共培养系统中,我们发现 TGFβ 是 TECs EMT 过程中的一个重要因素,它可以通过 p-Smad2/FoxC2 信号传导降低 E-cadherin 的表达。此外,T 细胞上的 CD147 可以通过与 TEC 上的膜联蛋白 A2 相互作用加速 E-钙粘蛋白表达的下降。在存在 TGFβ 的情况下,膜联蛋白 A2 和 E-钙粘蛋白共定位于 TEC。然而,T 细胞上的 CD147 与 TEC 上的膜联蛋白 A2 竞争性结合,导致 E-钙粘蛋白的分离。然后,分离的 E-cadherin 很容易被磷酸化的 Src 激酶磷酸化,其磷酸化是由 TGFβ 诱导的,最后,pE-cadherin 被降解。因此,在胸腺中,T 细胞和 TECs 之间的相互作用导致胸腺随着年龄的增长而退化。在这项研究中,我们阐明了触发 TEC 中 EMT 过程的潜在机制,并表明抑制 TGFβ 和/或 CD147 可以作为一种阻止与年龄相关的胸腺退化的策略。在胸腺中,T 细胞和 TECs 之间的相互作用导致胸腺随着年龄的增长而退化。在这项研究中,我们阐明了触发 TEC 中 EMT 过程的潜在机制,并表明抑制 TGFβ 和/或 CD147 可以作为一种阻止与年龄相关的胸腺退化的策略。在胸腺中,T 细胞和 TECs 之间的相互作用导致胸腺随着年龄的增长而退化。在这项研究中,我们阐明了触发 TEC 中 EMT 过程的潜在机制,并表明抑制 TGFβ 和/或 CD147 可以作为一种阻止与年龄相关的胸腺退化的策略。
更新日期:2020-01-04
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