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- Title
C-type lectin receptor CLEC4A2 promotes tissue adaptation of macrophages and protects against atherosclerosis.
- Authors
Park, Inhye; Goddard, Michael E.; Cole, Jennifer E.; Zanin, Natacha; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Lehtimäki, Terho; Andreakos, Evangelos; Feldmann, Marc; Udalova, Irina; Drozdov, Ignat; Monaco, Claudia
- Abstract
Macrophages are integral to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, but the contribution of distinct macrophage subsets to disease remains poorly defined. Using single cell technologies and conditional ablation via a LysMCre+Clec4a2flox/DTR mouse strain, we demonstrate that the expression of the C-type lectin receptor CLEC4A2 is a distinguishing feature of vascular resident macrophages endowed with athero-protective properties. Through genetic deletion and competitive bone marrow chimera experiments, we identify CLEC4A2 as an intrinsic regulator of macrophage tissue adaptation by promoting a bias in monocyte-to-macrophage in situ differentiation towards colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) in vascular health and disease. During atherogenesis, CLEC4A2 deficiency results in loss of resident vascular macrophages and their homeostatic properties causing dysfunctional cholesterol metabolism and enhanced toll-like receptor triggering, exacerbating disease. Our study demonstrates that CLEC4A2 licenses monocytes to join the vascular resident macrophage pool, and that CLEC4A2-mediated macrophage homeostasis is critical to combat cardiovascular disease. The contribution of distinct subsets of macrophages to atherosclerosis is poorly understood. Here the authors describe a protective subset of vascular macrophages expressing the C-type lectin receptor CLEC4A2, which licenses monocytes to join the resident vascular macrophage pool and ensures vascular homeostasis.
- Subjects
MACROPHAGE colony-stimulating factor; CHOLESTEROL metabolism; MACROPHAGES; BONE marrow; ATHEROSCLEROSIS
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-27862-9