[PDF][PDF] Checkpoint receptor TIGIT expressed on Tim-1+ B cells regulates tissue inflammation

S Xiao, L Bod, N Pochet, SB Kota, D Hu, A Madi… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
S Xiao, L Bod, N Pochet, SB Kota, D Hu, A Madi, J Kilpatrick, J Shi, A Ho, H Zhang, R Sobel…
Cell reports, 2020cell.com
Tim-1, a phosphatidylserine receptor expressed on B cells, induces interleukin 10 (IL-10)
production by sensing apoptotic cells. Here we show that mice with B cell-specific Tim-1
deletion develop tissue inflammation in multiple organs including spontaneous paralysis
with inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS). Transcriptomic analysis
demonstrates that besides IL-10, Tim-1+ B cells also differentially express a number of co-
inhibitory checkpoint receptors including TIGIT. Mice with B cell-specific TIGIT deletion …
Summary
Tim-1, a phosphatidylserine receptor expressed on B cells, induces interleukin 10 (IL-10) production by sensing apoptotic cells. Here we show that mice with B cell-specific Tim-1 deletion develop tissue inflammation in multiple organs including spontaneous paralysis with inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS). Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates that besides IL-10, Tim-1+ B cells also differentially express a number of co-inhibitory checkpoint receptors including TIGIT. Mice with B cell-specific TIGIT deletion develop spontaneous paralysis with CNS inflammation, but with limited inflammation in other organs. Our findings suggest that Tim-1+ B cells are essential for maintaining self-tolerance and restraining tissue inflammation, and that Tim-1 signaling-dependent TIGIT expression on B cells is essential for maintaining CNS-specific tolerance. A possible critical role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in regulating the B cell function is discussed, as we find that AhR is among the preferentially expressed transcription factors in Tim-1+ B cells and regulates their TIGIT and IL-10 expression.
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