Absence of ATM leads to altered NK cell function in mice
Clinical Immunology(2024)
摘要
Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare disorder caused by genetic defects of A-T mutated (ATM) kinase, a key regulator of stress response, and characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and high incidence of cancer. Here we investigated NK cells in a mouse model of A-T (Atm−/−) showing that they are strongly impaired at killing tumor cells due to a block of early signaling events. On the other hand, in Atm−/− littermates with thymic lymphoma NK cell cytotoxicity is enhanced as compared with ATM-proficient mice, possibly via tumor-produced TNF-α. Results also suggest that expansion of exhausted NKG2D+ NK cells in Atm−/− mice is driven by low-level expression of stress-inducible NKG2D ligands, whereas development of thymoma expressing the high-affinity MULT1 ligand is associated with NKG2D down-regulation on NK cells.These results expand our understanding of immunodeficiency in A-T and encourage exploring NK cell biology in A-T patients in the attempt to identify cancer predictive biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets.
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Ataxia-telangiectasia,ATM kinase,Natural killer cells,NKG2D,MULT1,RAE-1,H60,Cytotoxicity,TNF-α
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