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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2022

Histone methyltransferase Nsd2 ensures maternal-fetal immune tolerance by promoting regulatory T-cell recruitment.

Le Zhang, Xuehui Long, Yuye Yin, Jun Wang, Huamin Zhu, Jingjing Chen, Yuliang Wang, Yun Chen, Xiaoming Wang

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Le Zhang *Department of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xuehui Long *Department of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuye YinDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jun WangDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Huamin ZhuDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jingjing ChenDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuliang WangDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yun ChenDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. chenyun@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-362X
Xiaoming WangDepartment of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. xmwang@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-9768
Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are fundamentally important for maintaining systemic immune homeostasis and are also required for immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface during pregnancy. Recent studies have suggested that epigenetic regulation is critically involved in Treg development and function. However, the role of H3K36me has not yet been investigated. Here, we found that the H3K36me2 methyltransferase Nsd2 was highly expressed in Tregs. Although loss of Nsd2 did not impair systemic Treg development or function, the level of Tregs at the maternal-fetal interface was significantly decreased in pregnant Nsd2 conditional knockout mice. Consequently, maternal-fetal immune tolerance was disrupted in the absence of Nsd2 in Tregs, and the pregnant mice showed severe fetal loss. Mechanistically, Nsd2 was found to upregulate CXCR4 expression via H3K36me2 modification to promote Treg cell recruitment into the decidua and suppress the anti-fetal immune response. Overall, our data identified Nsd2 as a critical epigenetic regulator of Treg recruitment for maternal-fetal tolerance.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsFemaleFetusHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesImmune ToleranceMicePregnancyHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesWHSC1 protein, mouseCell migrationImmune toleranceRegulatory T cell

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