Nature Communications (May 2021)
Conserved human effector Treg cell transcriptomic and epigenetic signature in arthritic joint inflammation
- Gerdien Mijnheer,
- Lisanne Lutter,
- Michal Mokry,
- Marlot van der Wal,
- Rianne Scholman,
- Veerle Fleskens,
- Aridaman Pandit,
- Weiyang Tao,
- Mark Wekking,
- Stephin Vervoort,
- Ceri Roberts,
- Alessandra Petrelli,
- Janneke G. C. Peeters,
- Marthe Knijff,
- Sytze de Roock,
- Sebastiaan Vastert,
- Leonie S. Taams,
- Jorg van Loosdregt,
- Femke van Wijk
Affiliations
- Gerdien Mijnheer
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Lisanne Lutter
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Michal Mokry
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Marlot van der Wal
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Rianne Scholman
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Veerle Fleskens
- Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King’s College London
- Aridaman Pandit
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Weiyang Tao
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Mark Wekking
- Epigenomics facility, University Medical Center Utrecht
- Stephin Vervoort
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Ceri Roberts
- Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King’s College London
- Alessandra Petrelli
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Janneke G. C. Peeters
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Marthe Knijff
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Sytze de Roock
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Sebastiaan Vastert
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Leonie S. Taams
- Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King’s College London
- Jorg van Loosdregt
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- Femke van Wijk
- Center for Translational Immunology, Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22975-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 16
Abstract
T regulatory (Treg) cells can differentiate into effector Treg (eTreg) cells that might be functional in inflammatory diseases. Using RNA sequencing and epigenetic profiling, the authors show that eTreg signatures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis joints are similar to tumour microenvironment (TME) Treg cells and are affected by tissue-specific epigenetic regulation.