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ArticlePLoS biology2026

A microRNA atlas of CD4+ T cell subsets in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis identifies regulators of disease pathogenesis.

Carolina Cunha, Daniel Inácio, Paula Vargas Romero, Ana Teresa Pais, Catarina Pelicano, Marina Costa, Sofia Mensurado, Natacha Gonçalves-Sousa, Pedro H Papotto, Daniel Neves and 4 more

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Carolina CunhaGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Daniel InácioGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paula Vargas RomeroGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ana Teresa PaisGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Catarina PelicanoGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Marina CostaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sofia MensuradoGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Natacha Gonçalves-SousaGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pedro H PapottoGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2488-7182
Daniel NevesSGS Global Biosciences Center, Lisbon, Portugal.
Daniel SobralInstituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal.
Francisco J EnguitaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Bruno Silva-SantosGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4141-9302
Anita Q GomesGulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3348-0448

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of CD4+ T cell differentiation, but how they contribute to the course of an autoimmune disease in vivo remains poorly studied. Given the known roles in autoimmunity of pro-inflammatory T helper 1 (Th)1 and Th17 cells, and anti-inflammatory Foxp3+ regulatory cells, we established a triple reporter mouse for Ifng, Il17 and Foxp3, and subjected it to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) to characterize the miRNomes of the corresponding CD4+ T cell subsets. We identified 110 miRNAs differentially expressed between the pro-inflammatory (Th1 and Th17 cells) and the Treg cell subsets. Among these, we found novel functions for miR-122-5p and miR-1247 as regulators of Th17 cell proliferation and Th1 cell differentiation, thus impacting the course or severity of EAE, respectively. Importantly, their expression patterns suggest miR-122-5p and miR-1247 act as peripheral brakes to CD4+ T cell pathogenicity that are subverted in the inflamed central nervous system.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalMicroRNAsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17MiceMice, Inbred C57BLTh17 CellsTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17MicroRNAs

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PMID42574482
PMCPMC13521459

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