作者:Sébastien Hannedouche、Juan Zhang、Tangsheng Yi、Weijun Shen、Deborah Nguyen、João P. Pereira、Danilo Guerini、Birgit U. Baumgarten、Silvio Roggo、Ben Wen、Richard Knochenmuss、Sophie Noël、Francois Gessier、Lisa M. Kelly、Mirka Vanek、Stephane Laurent、Inga Preuss、Charlotte Miault、Isabelle Christen、Ratna Karuna、Wei Li、Dong-In Koo、Thomas Suply、Christian Schmedt、Eric C. Peters、Rocco Falchetto、Andreas Katopodis、Carsten Spanka、Marie-Odile Roy、Michel Detheux、Yu Alice Chen、Peter G. Schultz、Charles Y. Cho、Klaus Seuwen、Jason G. Cyster、Andreas W. Sailer
DOI:10.1038/nature10280
日期:2011.7
The EBI2 receptor (EpsteinâBarr virus-induced gene 2, also known as GPR183) was recently shown to be linked to autoimmune disease, and is a critical regulator of the humoral immune response. It is a G-protein-coupled receptor, and its natural ligand has been unknown. Two groups now bring an end to the 'orphan' status of this receptor with identification of specific oxysterols as its natural ligands. The most potent ligand and activator is 7a,25-dihydroxycholesterol, and the EBI2âoxysterol signalling pathway has an important role in the adaptive immune response. EpsteinâBarr virus-induced gene 2 (EBI2, also known as GPR183) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that is required for humoral immune responses; polymorphisms in the receptor have been associated with inflammatory autoimmune diseases1,2,3. The natural ligand for EBI2 has been unknown. Here we describe the identification of 7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol (also called 7α,25-OHC or 5-cholesten-3β,7α,25-triol) as a potent and selective agonist of EBI2. Functional activation of human EBI2 by 7α,25-OHC and closely related oxysterols was verified by monitoring second messenger readouts and saturable, high-affinity radioligand binding. Furthermore, we find that 7α,25-OHC and closely related oxysterols act as chemoattractants for immune cells expressing EBI2 by directing cell migration in vitro and in vivo. A critical enzyme required for the generation of 7α,25-OHC is cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H)4. Similar to EBI2 receptor knockout mice, mice deficient in CH25H fail to position activated B cells within the spleen to the outer follicle and mount a reduced plasma cell response after an immune challenge. This demonstrates that CH25H generates EBI2 biological activity in vivo and indicates that the EBI2âoxysterol signalling pathway has an important role in the adaptive immune response.
EBI2 受体(EpsteinâBarr 病毒诱导基因 2,又称 GPR183)最近被证明与自身免疫性疾病有关,是体液免疫反应的关键调节因子。它是一种 G 蛋白偶联受体,其天然配体一直不为人知。现在,两个研究小组通过鉴定特定的氧基甾醇作为其天然配体,结束了该受体的 "孤儿 "地位。最有效的配体和激活剂是 7a,25-二羟基胆固醇,EBI2âoxysterol 信号通路在适应性免疫反应中起着重要作用。爱泼斯坦巴氏病毒诱导基因 2(EBI2,又称 GPR183)是一种 G 蛋白偶联受体,是体液免疫反应所必需的;该受体的多态性与炎症性自身免疫疾病有关1,2,3。EBI2 的天然配体一直未知。在这里,我们描述了 7δ±,25-二羟基胆固醇(又称 7δ±,25-OHC或 5-胆甾烯-3δ²,7δ±,25-三醇)作为 EBI2 的强效选择性激动剂的鉴定结果。通过监测第二信使读数和可饱和的高亲和力放射性配体结合,我们验证了 7δ±,25-OHC 和密切相关的氧基甾醇对人类 EBI2 的功能性激活。此外,我们还发现 7δ±,25-OHC 和密切相关的氧杂环醇通过引导细胞在体外和体内迁移,对表达 EBI2 的免疫细胞起着趋化吸引作用。生成 7δ±,25-OHC 所需的一个关键酶是胆固醇 25- 羟化酶(CH25H)4。 与 EBI2 受体基因敲除小鼠类似,缺乏 CH25H 的小鼠无法将脾脏内的活化 B 细胞定位到外滤泡,并且在免疫挑战后浆细胞反应减弱。这表明 CH25H 能在体内产生 EBI2 生物活性,并表明 EBI2âoxysterol 信号通路在适应性免疫反应中起着重要作用。