Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the intestinal epithelium initiates purine metabolite synthesis and promotes Th17 cell differentiation in the gut.

Duan, Jinzhi; Matute, Juan D; Unger, Lukas W; Hanley, Thomas; Schnell, Alexandra; Lin, Xi; Krupka, Niklas; Griebel, Paul; Lambden, Conner; Sit, Brandon; Grootjans, Joep; Pyzik, Michal; Sommer, Felix; Kaiser, Sina; Falk-Paulsen, Maren; Grasberger, Helmut; Kao, John Y; Fuhrer, Tobias; Li, Hai; Paik, Donggi; ... (2023). Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the intestinal epithelium initiates purine metabolite synthesis and promotes Th17 cell differentiation in the gut. Immunity, 56(5), 1115-1131.e9. Elsevier 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.02.018

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Intestinal IL-17-producing T helper (Th17) cells are dependent on adherent microbes in the gut for their development. However, how microbial adherence to intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) promotes Th17 cell differentiation remains enigmatic. Here, we found that Th17 cell-inducing gut bacteria generated an unfolded protein response (UPR) in IECs. Furthermore, subtilase cytotoxin expression or genetic removal of X-box binding protein 1 (Xbp1) in IECs caused a UPR and increased Th17 cells, even in antibiotic-treated or germ-free conditions. Mechanistically, UPR activation in IECs enhanced their production of both reactive oxygen species (ROS) and purine metabolites. Treating mice with N-acetyl-cysteine or allopurinol to reduce ROS production and xanthine, respectively, decreased Th17 cells that were associated with an elevated UPR. Th17-related genes also correlated with ER stress and the UPR in humans with inflammatory bowel disease. Overall, we identify a mechanism of intestinal Th17 cell differentiation that emerges from an IEC-associated UPR.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Gastroenterology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Li, Hai, Macpherson, Andrew

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1097-4180

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

15 Mar 2023 09:23

Last Modified:

05 Jun 2023 16:53

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.immuni.2023.02.018

PubMed ID:

36917985

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Citrobacter rodentium ROS signals TH17 cells commensal bacterial epithelial endoplasmic reticulum stress inflammatory bowel disease purine metabolism

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/180099

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/180099

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