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- Title
Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis.
- Authors
Hammer, Gianna Elena; Turer, Emre E; Taylor, Kimberly E; Fang, Celia J; Advincula, Rommel; Oshima, Shigeru; Barrera, Julio; Huang, Eric J; Hou, Baidong; Malynn, Barbara A; Reizis, Boris; DeFranco, Anthony; Criswell, Lindsey A; Nakamura, Mary C; Ma, Averil
- Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs), which are known to support immune activation during infection, may also regulate immune homeostasis in resting animals. Here we show that mice lacking the ubiquitin-editing molecule A20 specifically in DCs spontaneously showed DC activation and population expansion of activated T cells. Analysis of DC-specific epistasis in compound mice lacking both A20 and the signaling adaptor MyD88 specifically in DCs showed that A20 restricted both MyD88-independent signals, which drive activation of DCs and T cells, and MyD88-dependent signals, which drive population expansion of T cells. In addition, mice lacking A20 specifically in DCs spontaneously developed lymphocyte-dependent colitis, seronegative ankylosing arthritis and enthesitis, conditions stereotypical of human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our findings indicate that DCs need A20 to preserve immune quiescence and suggest that A20-dependent DC functions may underlie IBD and IBD-associated arthritides.
- Publication
Nature immunology, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 12, p1184
- ISSN
1529-2916
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ni.2135