ArticleNature immunology2023
Nutrition impact on ILC3 maintenance and function centers on a cell-intrinsic CD71-iron axis.
Article in Nature immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Abstract
Iron metabolism is pivotal for cell fitness in the mammalian host; however, its role in group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) is unknown. Here we show that transferrin receptor CD71 (encoded by Tfrc)-mediated iron metabolism cell-intrinsically controls ILC3 proliferation and host protection against Citrobacter rodentium infection and metabolically affects mitochondrial respiration by switching of oxidative phosphorylation toward glycolysis. Iron deprivation or Tfrc ablation in ILC3s reduces the expression and/or activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr), a key ILC3 regulator. Genetic ablation or activation of Ahr in ILC3s leads to CD71 upregulation or downregulation, respectively, suggesting Ahr-mediated suppression of CD71. Mechanistically, Ahr directly binds to the Tfrc promoter to inhibit transcription. Iron overload partially restores the defective ILC3 compartment in the small intestine of Ahr-deficient mice, consistent with the compensatory upregulation of CD71. These data collectively demonstrate an under-appreciated role of the Ahr-CD71-iron axis in the regulation of ILC3 maintenance and function.
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