Eomes-dependent mitochondrial regulation promotes survival of pathogenic CD4+ T cells during inflammation

© 2024 Joulia et al..

The mechanisms whereby Eomes controls tissue accumulation of T cells and strengthens inflammation remain ill-defined. Here, we show that Eomes deletion in antigen-specific CD4+ T cells is sufficient to protect against central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. While Eomes is dispensable for the initial priming of CD4+ T cells, it is required for long-term maintenance of CNS-infiltrating CD4+ T cells. We reveal that the impact of Eomes on effector CD4+ T cell longevity is associated with sustained expression of multiple genes involved in mitochondrial organization and functions. Accordingly, epigenetic studies demonstrate that Eomes supports mitochondrial function by direct binding to either metabolism-associated genes or mitochondrial transcriptional modulators. Besides, the significance of these findings was confirmed in CD4+ T cells from healthy donors and multiple sclerosis patients. Together, our data reveal a new mechanism by which Eomes promotes severity and chronicity of inflammation via the enhancement of CD4+ T cell mitochondrial functions and resistance to stress-induced cell death.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:221

Enthalten in:

The Journal of experimental medicine - 221(2024), 2 vom: 05. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Joulia, Emeline [VerfasserIn]
Michieletto, Michaël F [VerfasserIn]
Agesta, Arantxa [VerfasserIn]
Peillex, Cindy [VerfasserIn]
Girault, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Le Dorze, Anne-Louise [VerfasserIn]
Peroceschi, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Bucciarelli, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Szelechowski, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Chaubet, Adeline [VerfasserIn]
Hakim, Nawad [VerfasserIn]
Marrocco, Rémi [VerfasserIn]
Lhuillier, Emeline [VerfasserIn]
Lebeurrier, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Argüello, Rafael J [VerfasserIn]
Saoudi, Abdelhadi [VerfasserIn]
El Costa, Hicham [VerfasserIn]
Adoue, Veronique [VerfasserIn]
Walzer, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Sarry, Jean-Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Dejean, Anne S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EOMES protein, human
Journal Article
T-Box Domain Proteins

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Date Completed 11.01.2024

Date Revised 11.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1084/jem.20230449

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366804022