A Spontaneous H2-Aa Point Mutation Impairs MHC II Synthesis and CD4+ T-Cell Development in Mice

Copyright © 2022 Zhao, Xiong, Chen, Zhang, Zhou, Wu, Li, Fei, Li, Zhu, Li, Ying, Wang, Chen and Shen..

Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) is an essential immune regulatory molecule that plays an important role in antigen presentation and T-cell development. Abnormal MHC II expression can lead to immunodeficiency, clinically termed as type II bare lymphocyte syndrome (BLS), which usually results from mutations in the MHC II transactivator (CIITA) and other coactivators. Here, we present a new paradigm for MHC II deficiency in mice that involves a spontaneous point mutation on H2-Aa. A significantly reduced population of CD4+ T cells was observed in mice obtained from the long-term homozygous breeding of autophagy-related gene microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 β (Map1lc3b, Lc3b) knockout mice; this phenotype was not attributed to the original knocked-out gene. MHC II expression was generally reduced, together with a marked deficiency of H2-Aa in the immune cells of these mice. Using cDNA and DNA sequencing, a spontaneous H2-Aa point mutation that led to false pre-mRNA splicing, deletion of eight bases in the mRNA, and protein frameshift was identified in these mice. These findings led to the discovery of a new type of spontaneous MHC II deficiency and provided a new paradigm to explain type II BLS in mice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 13(2022) vom: 15., Seite 810824

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hai-Xia [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Li-Na [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yin-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Fei, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Song-Min [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhi-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Hua-Hao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CD4+ T cells
H2-Aa
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Immunodeficiency
Journal Article
MHC II
Point mutation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.05.2022

Date Revised 02.05.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.810824

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338398201