ArticleNature immunology2025
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt.
Article in Nature immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as immune modulators in aging and age-related chronic inflammatory diseases.Ageing research reviews · 2026Review
- Morphofunctional State of the Liver Under Conditions of Three-Month Dark Deprivation: The Influence of Circadian Disruptions and Melatonin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- RORγtScience immunology · 2026Article
- Regulatory T cell dysfunction and exhaustion in uveitis: immunometabolic mechanisms, microenvironmental drivers, and emerging therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Plasticity and antigen presentation by group 3 innate lymphoid cells in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Dual zeitgeber axes in psoriasis: a chronobiological framework for immune jet lag.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Clock genes keep intestinal ILC3s ticking.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The gut experiences daily fluctuations in microbes and nutrients aligned with circadian rhythms that regulate nutrient absorption and immune function. Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) support gut homeostasis through interleukin-22 (IL-22) but can convert into interferon-γ-producing ILC1s. How circadian proteins control this plasticity remains unclear. Here we showed that the circadian proteins REV-ERBα and REV-ERBβ maintain ILC3 identity. Their combined deletion promoted ILC3-to-ILC1 conversion, reduced energy metabolism and IL-22 production, increased interferon-γ production, and heightened susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium infection. Single-cell multiomics and gene editing revealed that REV-ERBα/REV-ERBβ deficiency upregulated the transcription factor NFIL3, which repressed the expression of RORγt via a -2-kb cis-regulatory element in the Rorc gene, shifting cells toward a T-bet-driven state. Chromatin and metabolic analyses indicated that REV-ERBα/REV-ERBβ loss reprogrammed regulatory and metabolic circuits. Thus, REV-ERBα/REV-ERBβ safeguard gut integrity by regulating clock genes that control RORγt expression and preserve ILC3 identity and resistance to intestinal inflammation.
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