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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 22, 期 10, 页码 1231-+出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-01029-6
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The study reveals the unexpected roles of T-bet and ROR alpha during embryonic ILC function, with ROR gamma t being crucial in counteracting the suppressive effects of T-bet. Deficiency of T-bet rescues lymph node formation in ROR gamma t-deficient mice by skewing the differentiation fate of fetal ILCs.
Romagnani and colleagues discover an unexpected role for T-bet and ROR alpha during embryonic ILC function and highlight that ROR gamma t is crucial in counteracting the suppressive effects of T-bet. The generation of lymphoid tissues during embryogenesis relies on group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) displaying lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) activity and expressing the master transcription factor ROR gamma t. Accordingly, ROR gamma t-deficient mice lack ILC3 and lymphoid structures, including lymph nodes (LN). Whereas T-bet affects differentiation and functions of ILC3 postnatally, the role of T-bet in regulating fetal ILC3 and LN formation remains completely unknown. Using multiple mouse models and single-cell analyses of fetal ILCs and ILC progenitors (ILCP), here we identify a key role for T-bet during embryogenesis and show that its deficiency rescues LN formation in ROR gamma t-deficient mice. Mechanistically, T-bet deletion skews the differentiation fate of fetal ILCs and promotes the accumulation of PLZF(hi) ILCP expressing central LTi molecules in a ROR alpha-dependent fashion. Our data unveil an unexpected role for T-bet and ROR alpha during embryonic ILC function and highlight that ROR gamma t is crucial in counteracting the suppressive effects of T-bet.
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