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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Major histocompatibility complex class II-expressing bone marrow megakaryocytes activate CD4

Virginia Camacho, Karen G Wang, Pavel Hanč, Estelle Carminita, Isabelle C Becker, Dong H Lee, Marcelo Falchetti, Jaxaira Maggi, Maria Barrachina, Ulrich von Andrian and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Virginia CamachoVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-0932
Karen G WangVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Pavel HančDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0511-5566
Estelle CarminitaVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Isabelle C BeckerVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Dong H LeeVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Marcelo FalchettiDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jaxaira MaggiBiological and Environmental Proteomics Group, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council (IIBB-CSIC/IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
Maria BarrachinaVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1701-6899
Ulrich von AndrianDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4231-2283
Montserrat CarrascalBiological and Environmental Proteomics Group, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council (IIBB-CSIC/IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
Joseph E ItalianoVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6547-9663
Kellie R MachlusVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2155-1050

Funding

The Centrosome as a master controller of platelet production.R35HL161175 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI JOSEPH E ITALIANO · 2022 to 2026
$5.3M
The Biogenesis of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and their Impact on Megakaryocyte MaturationR01HL151494 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI MACHLUS, KELLIE RAE · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Elucidation of the mechanisms by which fatty acids drive megakaryopoiesisR01DK139341 · NIDDK · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Kellie Rae Machlus · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
Transformation of a human iPSC-derived bone marrow organoid for the study of hematopoiesisR21DK142111 · NIDDK · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI MACHLUS, KELLIE RAE · 2025 to 2025
$469k
Unraveling Fatty Acid-driven Mechanisms of Platelet Hyper-Activation in ObesityK99HL175037 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI BARRACHINA, MARIA · 2024 to 2025
$251k
NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL175037NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151494NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL161175NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK139341NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK142111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While professional antigen-presenting cells drive adaptive immunity, atypical cell types can fulfill this role in the bone marrow. Megakaryocytes (MKs) are canonically recognized for platelet production, but recent studies indicate functional heterogeneity and immune potential. We found that ~20% of bone marrow MKs express Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) II and costimulatory receptors CD80, CD86, and CD40. These MKs process and present antigen to activate T cells in an MHC II-dependent manner. MK-T cell interactions induced TGF-β1 secretion and promoted induced regulatory T cell differentiation. Immunopeptidomics of MK MHC II receptor confirmed occupancy by exogenous peptides, demonstrating in vivo functionality. Using a model with MK-targeted deletion of MHC II

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PMCPMC12697536

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