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ArticleCell reports2021

SPNS2 enables T cell egress from lymph nodes during an immune response.

Martyna Okuniewska, Victoria Fang, Audrey Baeyens, Varsha Raghavan, June-Yong Lee, Dan R Littman, Susan R Schwab

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martyna OkuniewskaSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Victoria FangSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Audrey BaeyensSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Varsha RaghavanSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
June-Yong LeeSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Dan R LittmanSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Susan R SchwabSkirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: susan.schwab@med.nyu.edu.
New York University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Vaccine FacilityP30CA016087 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ADRIANA HEGUY · 1985 to 2026
$83.1M
The role of SPNS2 in T cell responsesR01AI085166 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Susan Ruth Schwab · 2011 to 2026
$6.5M
Training Program in Immunology and Inflammation.T32AI100853 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Susan Ruth Schwab · 2012 to 2026
$4.5M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS.T32HD007520 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TREISMAN, JESSICA E · 1999 to 2023
$3.9M
A map of sphingosine 1-phosphate distributionR01AI123308 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SCHWAB, SUSAN RUTH · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
Validating Inhibitors of the Immunomodulatory Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Transporter SPNS2R01AI148178 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SCHWAB, SUSAN RUTH · 2020 to 2022
$1.5M
Inverted two photon laser scanning microscope for host defenseS10RR023704 · NCRR · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI DUSTIN, MICHAEL LORAN · 2008 to 2008
$500k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016087NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023704NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085166NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123308NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148178NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI100853NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell expression of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor 1 (S1PR1) enables T cell exit from lymph nodes (LNs) into lymph, while endothelial S1PR1 expression regulates vascular permeability. Drugs targeting S1PR1 treat autoimmune disease by trapping pathogenic T cells within LNs, but they have adverse cardiovascular side effects. In homeostasis, the transporter SPNS2 supplies lymph S1P and enables T cell exit, while the transporter MFSD2B supplies most blood S1P and supports vascular function. It is unknown whether SPNS2 remains necessary to supply lymph S1P during an immune response, or whether in inflammation other compensatory transporters are upregulated. Here, using a model of dermal inflammation, we demonstrate that SPNS2 supplies the S1P that guides T cells out of LNs with an ongoing immune response. Furthermore, deletion of Spns2 is protective in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. These results support the therapeutic potential of SPNS2 inhibitors to achieve spatially specific modulation of S1P signaling.

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ImmunityAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalInflammationLymphLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationLysophospholipidsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSphingosineT-LymphocytesAnion Transport ProteinsLysophospholipidsSphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphateSpns2 protein, mouseautoimmune diseaselymphsphingosine 1-phosphateSPNS2T cell migration

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PMID34260944
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