| First Author | Yamazaki C | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | J Immunol | Volume | 190 |
| Issue | 12 | Pages | 6071-82 |
| PubMed ID | 23670193 | Mgi Jnum | J:204851 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5543556 | Doi | 10.4049/jimmunol.1202798 |
| Citation | Yamazaki C, et al. (2013) Critical roles of a dendritic cell subset expressing a chemokine receptor, XCR1. J Immunol 190(12):6071-82 |
| abstractText | Dendritic cells (DCs) consist of various subsets that play crucial roles in linking innate and adaptive immunity. In the murine spleen, CD8alpha(+) DCs exhibit a propensity to ingest dying/dead cells, produce proinflammatory cytokines, and cross-present Ags to generate CD8(+) T cell responses. To track and ablate CD8alpha(+) DCs in vivo, we generated XCR1-venus and XCR1-DTRvenus mice, in which genes for a fluorescent protein, venus, and a fusion protein consisting of diphtheria toxin receptor and venus were knocked into the gene locus of a chemokine receptor, XCR1, which is highly expressed in CD8alpha(+) DCs. In both mice, venus(+) cells were detected in the majority of CD8alpha(+) DCs, but they were not detected in any other cells, including splenic macrophages. Venus(+)CD8alpha(+) DCs were superior to venus(-)CD8alpha(+) DCs with regard to their cytokine-producing ability in response to TLR stimuli. In other tissues, venus(+) cells were found primarily in lymph node (LN)-resident CD8alpha(+), LN migratory and peripheral CD103(+) DCs, which are closely related to splenic CD8alpha(+) DCs, although some thymic CD8alpha(-)CD11b(-) and LN CD103(-)CD11b(-) DCs were also venus(+). In response to dsRNAs, diphtheria toxin-treated XCR1-DTR mice showed impaired CD8(+) T cell responses, with retained cytokine and augmented CD4(+) T cell responses. Furthermore, Listeria monocytogenes infection and anti-L. monocytogenes CD8(+) T cell responses were defective in diphtheria toxin-treated XCR1-DTRvenus mice. Thus, XCR1-expressing DCs were required for dsRNA- or bacteria-induced CD8(+) T cell responses. XCR1-venus and XCR1-DTRvenus mice should be useful for elucidating the functions and behavior of XCR1-expressing DCs, including CD8alpha(+) and CD103(+) DCs, in lymphoid and peripheral tissues. |
