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- Title
Thymosin Beta 15 Alters the Spatial Development of Thymic Epithelial Cells.
- Authors
Xu, Xie; He, Kai; Hoffman, Robert D.; Ying, Yuyuan; Tao, Nana; Guo, Wenqin; Shen, Jiaman; Liu, Xi; Li, Meiya; Yan, Meiqiu; Lv, Guiyuan; Gao, Jianli
- Abstract
The thymus is the most sensitive organ under various pathophysiological conditions, such as aging, starvation, and infection. As a key stromal cell for T cell development, it is well-known that thymic epithelial cells (TECs) play an important role in the thymus response to the external environment. Thymosin beta 15 (Tβ15) is a G-actin binding protein secreted by TECs, it plays an important role in maintaining the dynamic balance of actin, angiogenesis, axonal formation, and wound healing, but the relationship between Tβ15 and TECs is not clear yet. Here, we show the impact of Tβ15 on the TEC's spatial development, as well as the T-cell differentiation and thymic output. As a result, TEC is the main effector cell of Tβ15 in the thymus. Tβ15 OX inhibits the chemotaxis of TECs to the medulla and subsequently blocks the positive selection of thymocytes from CD3+TCRβ+CD4+CD8+ double positive cells to CD3+TCRβ+CD4+CD8− single-positive (CD4SP) cells. Tβ15-knockdown accelerates the reticular differentiation of astral TECs and medullary TECs. Importantly, mice implanted with Tβ15-knockdown iTECs show high thymic output but low peripheral T cell maturity and activity. In a word, our results explain the role of Tβ15 on the differentiation and function of TECs and provide a new perspective for understanding the process of thymus development and degeneration.
- Subjects
EPITHELIAL cells; THYMOSIN; CARRIER proteins; T cells; THYMOCYTES; AXONS
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 22, p3679
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells11223679