Single-cell characterization of leukemic and non-leukemic immune repertoires in CD8+ T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia

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T cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of mature, clonally expanded T cells, where somatic-activating STAT3 mutations are common. Although T-LGLL has been described as a chronic T cell response to an antigen, the function of the non-leukemic immune system in this response is largely uncharacterized. Here, by utilizing single-cell RNA and T cell receptor profiling (scRNA+TCRαβ-seq), we show that irrespective of STAT3 mutation status, T-LGLL clonotypes are more cytotoxic and exhausted than healthy reactive clonotypes. In addition, T-LGLL clonotypes show more active cell communication than reactive clones with non-leukemic immune cells via costimulatory cell-cell interactions, monocyte-secreted proinflammatory cytokines, and T-LGLL-clone-secreted IFNγ. Besides the leukemic repertoire, the non-leukemic T cell repertoire in T-LGLL is also more mature, cytotoxic, and clonally restricted than in other cancers and autoimmune disorders. Finally, 72% of the leukemic T-LGLL clonotypes share T cell receptor similarities with their non-leukemic repertoire, linking the leukemic and non-leukemic repertoires together via possible common target antigens. Our results provide a rationale to prioritize therapies that target the entire immune repertoire and not only the T-LGLL clonotype.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 13(2022), 1 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 1981

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huuhtanen, Jani [VerfasserIn]
Bhattacharya, Dipabarna [VerfasserIn]
Lönnberg, Tapio [VerfasserIn]
Kankainen, Matti [VerfasserIn]
Kerr, Cassandra [VerfasserIn]
Theodoropoulos, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Rajala, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Gurnari, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Kasanen, Tiina [VerfasserIn]
Braun, Till [VerfasserIn]
Teramo, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Zambello, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Herling, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Ishida, Fumihiro [VerfasserIn]
Kawakami, Toru [VerfasserIn]
Salmi, Marko [VerfasserIn]
Loughran, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Maciejewski, Jaroslaw P [VerfasserIn]
Lähdesmäki, Harri [VerfasserIn]
Kelkka, Tiina [VerfasserIn]
Mustjoki, Satu [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 22.10.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-022-29173-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33940647X