The miR-183/96/182 cluster is a checkpoint for resident immune cells and shapes the cellular landscape of the cornea

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PURPOSE: The conserved miR-183/96/182 cluster (miR-183C) regulates both corneal sensory innervation and corneal resident immune cells (CRICs). This study is to uncover its role in CRICs and in shaping the corneal cellular landscape at a single-cell (sc) level.

METHODS: Corneas of naïve, young adult [2 and 6 months old (mo)], female miR-183C knockout (KO) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates were harvested and dissociated into single cells. Dead cells were removed using a Dead Cell Removal kit. CD45+ CRICs were enriched by Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting (MACS). scRNA libraries were constructed and sequenced followed by comprehensive bioinformatic analyses.

RESULTS: The composition of major cell types of the cornea stays relatively stable in WT mice from 2 to 6 mo, however the compositions of subtypes of corneal cells shift with age. Inactivation of miR-183C disrupts the stability of the major cell-type composition and age-related transcriptomic shifts of subtypes of corneal cells. The diversity of CRICs is enhanced with age. Naïve mouse cornea contains previously-unrecognized resident fibrocytes and neutrophils. Resident macrophages (ResMφ) adopt cornea-specific function by expressing abundant extracellular matrix (ECM) and ECM organization-related genes. Naïve cornea is endowed with partially-differentiated proliferative ResMφ and contains microglia-like Mφ. Resident lymphocytes, including innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), NKT and γδT cells, are the major source of innate IL-17a. miR-183C limits the diversity and polarity of ResMφ.

CONCLUSION: miR-183C serves as a checkpoint for CRICs and imposes a global regulation of the cellular landscape of the cornea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

The ocular surface - 30(2023) vom: 12. Okt., Seite 17-41

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Weifeng [VerfasserIn]
Gurdziel, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Pitchaikannu, Ahalya [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Naman [VerfasserIn]
Hazlett, Linda D [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Shunbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Corneal resident fibrocytes (CRFs)
Corneal resident immune cells (CRICs)
Corneal resident lymphocytes (CRL)
Corneal resident myeloid cells (CRMCs)
Corneal resident neutrophils (CRNs)
Journal Article
MiR-183/96/182 cluster (miR-183C)
MicroRNAs
MicroRNAs (miRNAs)
Mirn182 microRNA, mouse
Mirn183 microRNA, mouse
Mirn96 microRNA, mouse
Resident macrophages (ResMφ)
Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq)

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtos.2023.07.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360363830