The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play a key role in the initiation and orchestration of early type 2 immune responses. Upon tissue damage, ILC2s are activated by alarmins such as IL-33 and rapidly secrete large amounts of type 2 signature cytokines. ILC2 activation is governed by a network of t...

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Autores principales: Barbara C. Mindt, Sai Sakktee Krisna, Claudia U. Duerr, Mathieu Mancini, Lara Richer, Silvia M. Vidal, Steven Gerondakis, David Langlais, Jörg H. Fritz
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:71c35d55ad3341a481a892ff468e16732021-11-16T07:00:29ZThe NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation1664-322410.3389/fimmu.2021.664218https://doaj.org/article/71c35d55ad3341a481a892ff468e16732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.664218/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play a key role in the initiation and orchestration of early type 2 immune responses. Upon tissue damage, ILC2s are activated by alarmins such as IL-33 and rapidly secrete large amounts of type 2 signature cytokines. ILC2 activation is governed by a network of transcriptional regulators including nuclear factor (NF)-κB family transcription factors. While it is known that activating IL-33 receptor signaling results in downstream NF-κB activation, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we found that the NF-κB subunit c-Rel is required to mount effective innate pulmonary type 2 immune responses. IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s in vitro as well as in vivo was found to induce c-Rel mRNA and protein expression. In addition, we demonstrate that IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s leads to nuclear translocation of c-Rel in pulmonary ILC2s. Although c-Rel was found to be a critical mediator of innate pulmonary type 2 immune responses, ILC2-intrinsic deficiency of c-Rel did not have an impact on the developmental capacity of ILC2s nor affected homeostatic numbers of lung-resident ILC2s at steady state. Moreover, we demonstrate that ILC2-intrinsic deficiency of c-Rel alters the capacity of ILC2s to upregulate the expression of ICOSL and OX40L, key stimulatory receptors, and the expression of type 2 signature cytokines IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Collectively, our data using Rel−/− mice suggest that c-Rel promotes acute ILC2-driven allergic airway inflammation and suggest that c-Rel may contribute to the pathophysiology of ILC2-mediated allergic airway disease. It thereby represents a promising target for the treatment of allergic asthma, and evaluating the effect of established c-Rel inhibitors in this context would be of great clinical interest.Barbara C. MindtBarbara C. MindtSai Sakktee KrisnaSai Sakktee KrisnaClaudia U. DuerrMathieu ManciniMathieu ManciniLara RicherSilvia M. VidalSilvia M. VidalSteven GerondakisDavid LanglaisDavid LanglaisDavid LanglaisJörg H. FritzJörg H. FritzJörg H. FritzJörg H. FritzFrontiers Media S.A.articlegroup 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2)IL-33c-Reltype 2 immunityairway inflammationImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENFrontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic group 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2)
IL-33
c-Rel
type 2 immunity
airway inflammation
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle group 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2)
IL-33
c-Rel
type 2 immunity
airway inflammation
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Barbara C. Mindt
Barbara C. Mindt
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Claudia U. Duerr
Mathieu Mancini
Mathieu Mancini
Lara Richer
Silvia M. Vidal
Silvia M. Vidal
Steven Gerondakis
David Langlais
David Langlais
David Langlais
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
description Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play a key role in the initiation and orchestration of early type 2 immune responses. Upon tissue damage, ILC2s are activated by alarmins such as IL-33 and rapidly secrete large amounts of type 2 signature cytokines. ILC2 activation is governed by a network of transcriptional regulators including nuclear factor (NF)-κB family transcription factors. While it is known that activating IL-33 receptor signaling results in downstream NF-κB activation, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we found that the NF-κB subunit c-Rel is required to mount effective innate pulmonary type 2 immune responses. IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s in vitro as well as in vivo was found to induce c-Rel mRNA and protein expression. In addition, we demonstrate that IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s leads to nuclear translocation of c-Rel in pulmonary ILC2s. Although c-Rel was found to be a critical mediator of innate pulmonary type 2 immune responses, ILC2-intrinsic deficiency of c-Rel did not have an impact on the developmental capacity of ILC2s nor affected homeostatic numbers of lung-resident ILC2s at steady state. Moreover, we demonstrate that ILC2-intrinsic deficiency of c-Rel alters the capacity of ILC2s to upregulate the expression of ICOSL and OX40L, key stimulatory receptors, and the expression of type 2 signature cytokines IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Collectively, our data using Rel−/− mice suggest that c-Rel promotes acute ILC2-driven allergic airway inflammation and suggest that c-Rel may contribute to the pathophysiology of ILC2-mediated allergic airway disease. It thereby represents a promising target for the treatment of allergic asthma, and evaluating the effect of established c-Rel inhibitors in this context would be of great clinical interest.
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author Barbara C. Mindt
Barbara C. Mindt
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Claudia U. Duerr
Mathieu Mancini
Mathieu Mancini
Lara Richer
Silvia M. Vidal
Silvia M. Vidal
Steven Gerondakis
David Langlais
David Langlais
David Langlais
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
author_facet Barbara C. Mindt
Barbara C. Mindt
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Sai Sakktee Krisna
Claudia U. Duerr
Mathieu Mancini
Mathieu Mancini
Lara Richer
Silvia M. Vidal
Silvia M. Vidal
Steven Gerondakis
David Langlais
David Langlais
David Langlais
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
Jörg H. Fritz
author_sort Barbara C. Mindt
title The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
title_short The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
title_full The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
title_fullStr The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
title_full_unstemmed The NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel Modulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Effector Functions and Drives Allergic Airway Inflammation
title_sort nf-κb transcription factor c-rel modulates group 2 innate lymphoid cell effector functions and drives allergic airway inflammation
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/71c35d55ad3341a481a892ff468e1673
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