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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.722860
Keywords
APS-1; autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1; Tregs (regulatory T cells); RNAseq analysis; transcriptomics; flow cytometry; autoimmune disease
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- KG Jebsen Center for Autoimmune Disorders, Western Norway Health Authorities
- Novo Nordisk Foundation [NNF17OC0027492]
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APS-1 is a monogenic disorder of organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the AIRE gene. Tregs in APS-1 patients may have reduced numbers and function, with some genes showing deviant expression. Functional studies are needed to determine the significance of these findings for the immunopathogenesis of APS-1 and Treg immunobiology.
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-1) is a monogenic model disorder of organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. AIRE facilitates the expression of organ-specific transcripts in the thymus, which is essential for efficient removal of dangerous self-reacting T cells and for inducing regulatory T cells (Tregs). Although reduced numbers and function of Tregs have been reported in APS-I patients, the impact of AIRE deficiency on gene expression in these cells is unknown. Here, we report for the first time on global transcriptional patterns of isolated Tregs from APS-1 patients compared to healthy subjects. Overall, we found few differences between the groups, although deviant expression was observed for the genes TMEM39B, SKIDA1, TLN2, GPR15, FASN, BCAR1, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DRA, GPSM3 and AKR1C3. Of significant interest, the consistent downregulation of GPR15 may indicate failure of Treg gut homing which could be of relevance for the gastrointestinal manifestations commonly seen in APS-1. Upregulated FASN expression in APS-1 Tregs points to increased metabolic activity suggesting a putative link to faulty Treg function. Functional studies are needed to determine the significance of these findings for the immunopathogenesis of APS-1 and for Treg immunobiology in general.
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