Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE

Uthaman Gowthaman; Jennifer S. Chen; Biyan Zhang; William F. Flynn; Yisi Lu; Wenzhi Song; Julie Joseph; Jake A. Gertie; Lan Xu; Magalie A. Collet; Jessica D.S. Grassmann; Tregony Simoneau; David Chiang; M. Cecilia Berin; Joseph E. Craft; Jason S. Weinstein; Adam Williams; Stephanie C. Eisenbarth

doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aax4316

Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE

Uthaman Gowthaman, Jennifer S. Chen, Biyan Zhang, William F. Flynn, Yisi Lu, Wenzhi Song, Julie Joseph, Jake A. Gertie, Lan Xu, Magalie A. Collet, Jessica D.S. Grassmann, Tregony Simoneau, David Chiang, M. Cecilia Berin, Joseph E. Craft, Jason S. Weinstein, Adam Williams, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth

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Abstract

Cross-linking of high-affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) results in the life-threatening allergic reaction anaphylaxis. Yet the cellular mechanisms that induce B cells to produce IgE in response to allergens remain poorly understood. T follicular helper (T_FH) cells direct the affinity and isotype of antibodies produced by B cells. Although T_FH cell–derived interleukin-4 (IL-4) is necessary for IgE production, it is not sufficient. We report a rare population of IL-13–producing T_FH cells present in mice and humans with IgE to allergens, but not when allergen-specific IgE was absent or only low-affinity. These “T_FH13” cells have an unusual cytokine profile (IL-13^hiIL-4^hiIL-5^hiIL-21^lo) and coexpress the transcription factors BCL6 and GATA3. T_FH13 cells are required for production of high- but not low-affinity IgE and subsequent allergen-induced anaphylaxis. Blocking T_FH13 cells may represent an alternative therapeutic target to ameliorate anaphylaxis.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	aaw6433
Journal	Science Robotics
Volume	4
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aax4316
State	Published - Sep 18 2019

Funding

This work was supported by Food Allergy Research and Education Ira and Diana Riklis Family Research Award in Food Allergy, R01 AI136942, and R01 AI108829 (to S.C.E.), and by R21 AI135221 and R21 AI133440 (to A.W.). U.G. is a recipient of Gershon-Trudeau Fellowship from Immunobiology at Yale University. B.Z. is a recipient of Ph.D. fellowship awarded by Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore. T.S. is a recipient of Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award.

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Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Control and Optimization
Artificial Intelligence

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Gowthaman, U., Chen, J. S., Zhang, B., Flynn, W. F., Lu, Y., Song, W., Joseph, J., Gertie, J. A., Xu, L., Collet, M. A., Grassmann, J. D. S., Simoneau, T., Chiang, D., Berin, M. C., Craft, J. E., Weinstein, J. S., Williams, A., & Eisenbarth, S. C. (2019). Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE. Science Robotics, 4(34), Article aaw6433. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aax4316

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