Complement regulator CD46 temporally regulates cytokine production by conventional and unconventional T cells

John Cardone, Gaelle Le Friec, Pierre Vantourout, Andrew Roberts, Anja Fuchs, Ian Jackson, Tesha Suddason, Graham Lord, John P. Atkinson, Andrew Cope, Adrian Hayday, Claudia Kemper*

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

In this study we demonstrate a new form of immunoregulation: engagement on CD4+ T cells of the complement regulator CD46 promoted the effector potential of T helper type 1 cells (T H 1 cells), but as interleukin 2 (IL-2) accumulated, it switched cells toward a regulatory phenotype, attenuating IL-2 production via the transcriptional regulator ICER/CREM and upregulating IL-10 after interaction of the CD46 tail with the serine-threonine kinase SPAK. Activated CD4 + T cells produced CD46 ligands, and blocking CD46 inhibited IL-10 production. Furthermore, CD4+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis failed to switch, consequently producing excessive interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Finally, γδ T cells, which rarely produce IL-10, expressed an alternative CD46 isoform and were unable to switch. Nonetheless, coengagement of T cell antigen receptor (TCR) γδ and CD46 suppressed effector cytokine production, establishing that CD46 uses distinct mechanisms to regulate different T cell subsets during an immune response.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNature Immunology
Volume11
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)862-871
Number of pages10
ISSN1529-2908
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 09.2010

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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