A Murine Intestinal Intraepithelial NKp46-Negative Innate Lymphoid Cell Population Characterized by Group 1 Properties
Author(s) -
Aline Van Acker,
Konrad Gronke,
Aindrila Biswas,
Liesbet Martens,
Yvan Saeys,
Jessica Filtjens,
Sylvie Taveirne,
Els Van Ammel,
Tessa Kerre,
Patrick Matthys,
Tom Taghon,
Bart Vandekerckhove,
Jean Plum,
Ildikò Rita Dunay,
Andreas Diefenbach,
Georges Leclercq
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cell reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.264
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 2639-1856
pISSN - 2211-1247
DOI - 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.068
Subject(s) - innate lymphoid cell , intraepithelial lymphocyte , biology , population , cd8 , immunology , innate immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , transcriptome , cytotoxic t cell , gene expression , immune system , gene , genetics , medicine , in vitro , environmental health
The Ly49E receptor is preferentially expressed on murine innate-like lymphocytes, such as epidermal Vγ3 T cells, intestinal intraepithelial CD8αα + T lymphocytes, and CD49a + liver natural killer (NK) cells. As the latter have recently been shown to be distinct from conventional NK cells and have innate lymphoid cell type 1 (ILC1) properties, we investigated Ly49E expression on intestinal ILC populations. Here, we show that Ly49E expression is very low on known ILC populations, but it can be used to define a previously unrecognized intraepithelial innate lymphoid population. This Ly49E-positive population is negative for NKp46 and CD8αα, expresses CD49a and CD103, and requires T-bet expression and IL-15 signaling for differentiation and/or survival. Transcriptome analysis reveals a group 1 ILC gene profile, different from NK cells, iCD8α cells, and intraepithelial ILC1. Importantly, NKp46 - CD8αα - Ly49E + cells produce interferon (IFN)-γ, suggesting that this previously unrecognized population may contribute to Th1-mediated immunity.
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