An intrinsic role of IL-33 in Treg cell-mediated tumor immunoevasion

Regulatory T (Treg) cells accumulate into tumors, hindering the success of cancer immunotherapy. Yet, therapeutic targeting of Treg cells shows limited efficacy or leads to autoimmunity. The molecular mechanisms that guide Treg cell stability in tumors remain elusive. In the present study, we identify a cell-intrinsic role of the alarmin interleukin (IL)-33 in the functional stability of Treg cells. Specifically, IL-33-deficient Treg cells demonstrated attenuated suppressive properties in vivo and facilitated tumor regression in a suppression of tumorigenicity 2 receptor (ST2) (IL-33 receptor)-independent fashion. On activation, Il33-/- Treg cells exhibited epigenetic re-programming with increased chromatin accessibility of the Ifng locus, leading to elevated interferon (IFN)-γ production in a nuclear factor (NF)-κB-T-bet-dependent manner. IFN-γ was essential for Treg cell defective function because its ablation restored Il33-/- Treg cell-suppressive properties. Importantly, genetic ablation of Il33 potentiated the therapeutic effect of immunotherapy. Our findings reveal a new and therapeutically important intrinsic role of IL-33 in Treg cell stability in cancer.

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CommentIn: Nat Immunol. 2020 Jan;21(1):11-13. - PMID 31822867

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Nature immunology - 21(2020), 1 vom: 16. Jan., Seite 75-85

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatzioannou, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Banos, Aggelos [VerfasserIn]
Sakelaropoulos, Theodore [VerfasserIn]
Fedonidis, Constantinos [VerfasserIn]
Vidali, Maria-Sophia [VerfasserIn]
Köhne, Maren [VerfasserIn]
Händler, Kristian [VerfasserIn]
Boon, Louis [VerfasserIn]
Henriques, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Koliaraki, Vasiliki [VerfasserIn]
Georgiadis, Panagiotis [VerfasserIn]
Zoidakis, Jerome [VerfasserIn]
Termentzi, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Beyer, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Chavakis, Triantafyllos [VerfasserIn]
Boumpas, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Tsirigos, Aristotelis [VerfasserIn]
Verginis, Panayotis [VerfasserIn]

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82115-62-6
Il1rl1 protein, mouse
Il33 protein, mouse
Interferon-gamma
Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein
Interleukin-33
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 15.04.2020

Date Revised 18.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Immunol. 2020 Jan;21(1):11-13. - PMID 31822867

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41590-019-0555-2

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NLM30445253X