PD-1 signaling uncovers a pathogenic subset of T cells in inflammatory arthritis
Abstract Background PD-1 is an immune checkpoint on T cells and interventions to block this receptor result in T cell activation and enhanced immune response to tumors. Paired to that, and despite a decade of research, approaches to treat autoimmunity with PD-1 agonists still need to be more successful. To resolve this, new methods must be developed to augment PD-1 function beyond engaging the receptor.Methods We conducted a flow cytometry analysis of T cells isolated from the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, we performed a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify genes associated with PD-1 signaling. We further analyzed genes involved in PD-1 signaling using publicly available bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets.Results Our screen confirmed known regulators in proximal PD-1 signaling and, importantly, found an additional 1,112 unique genes related to PD-1 ability to inhibit T cell functions. These genes were strongly associated with the response of cancer patients to PD-1 blockades and with high tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion scores, confirming their role downstream of PD-1. Functional annotation revealed that more significant genes uncovered were those associated with known immune regulation processes. Remarkably, these genes were considerably downregulated in T cells isolated from patients with inflammatory arthritis, supporting their overall inhibitory functions. A study of rheumatoid arthritis single-cell RNA sequencing data demonstrated that five genes, KLRG1, CRTAM, SLAMF7, PTPN2, and KLRD1, were downregulated in activated and effector T cells isolated from synovial fluids. Back-gating these genes to canonical cytotoxic T cell signatures revealed PD-1+HLA-DRHIGHKLRGLOWT cells as a novel inflammatory subset of T cells.Conclusion We concluded that PD-1+HLA-DRHIGHKLRGLOWT cells are a potential target for future PD-1 agonists to treat inflammatory diseases. Our study uncovers new genes associated with PD-1 downstream functions and, therefore, provides a comprehensive resource for additional studies that are much needed to characterize the role of PD-1 in the synovial subset of T cells..
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Straube, Johanna [VerfasserIn] |
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