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Regulation of Th2 differentiation by skin-resident dendritic cells

Award Number: R01AI132576
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2028

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Regulation of Th2 differentiation by skin-resident dendritic cells - Project Summary T helper type 2 (Th2) cells play a crucial role in allergies, humoral immunity and host protection against parasitic infections, but our understanding of the mechanism of their differentiation remains incomplete. Upon encountering a cognate antigen presented by dendritic cells (DCs), naive CD4T cells make a fate decision to become one of the effector cell types such as Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells. However, unlike their differentiation into Th1 or Th17 cells, in which IL-12 and IL-23 play a crucial role, respectively, the DC-derived fate instruction signal universally required for Th2 differentiation has not been identified. CD301b (Mgl2) and its human homolog CLEC10A are selectively expressed by a major subset of type 2 conventional DCs in the dermis and other peripheral organs. We previously developed mouse models in which CD301b+ DCs are depleted, enriched or genetically manipulated and demonstrated that CD301b+DCs are both necessary and sufficient for the Th2 cell differentiation upon exposure to a protease allergen papain in the skin as well as after infection with a hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Interestingly, the depletion of CD301b+DCs results in a shift of the effector CD4T cell phonotype from Th2 to Th1 and Th17 phenotype, suggesting that CD301b+ DCs regulate the effector cell fate at the clonal level. The molecular mechanism for the Th2 fate instruction by CD301b+DCs still remains unclear, but our data indicate the requirement of cognate interactions between CD301b+DCs and antigen-specific CD4T cells. Thus, we hypothesize that CD301b+ DCs imprint the Th2 fate on CD4T cells mainly through a contact-dependent, rather than soluble, mechanisms. In this application, we aim to address the following two questions by vigorously characterizing the CD4T cell differentiation kinetics in our unique mouse models: (1) What is the CD4T cell-intrinsic, Th2-skewing signal(s) imprinted by CD301b+ DCs?; and (2) How do CD301b+ DCs instruct antigen-specific CD4T cells to become Th2 cells? Answering these questions will deepen our basic understanding of the in vivo mechanism of the initiation of a Th2 response and help us to develop a unified model that comprehensively explains the role of DC subsets in CD4T cell differentiation. Understanding such mechanism would help us to improve our strategies for treating allergic diseases and developing effective vaccines for infectious diseases.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $444,895 )
2025	2025	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	001	8	5/28/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$444,895
2025	2021	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	5	12/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $444,895

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $462,795 )
2024	2024	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	7	5/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$462,795
														Subtotal = $462,795

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $471,000 )
2023	2023	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	001	6	6/5/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$471,000
2023	2021	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	5	6/5/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $471,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $397,500 )
2021	2021	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	5	7/15/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$397,500
														Subtotal = $397,500

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $397,500 )
2020	2020	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	4	7/28/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$397,500
														Subtotal = $397,500

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $397,500 )
2019	2019	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	3	7/8/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$397,500
														Subtotal = $397,500

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $397,500 )
2018	2018	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	185 S ORANGE AVE	NEWARK	NJ	07103	ESSEX	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	2	7/13/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$397,500
														Subtotal = $397,500

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $397,500 )
2017	2017	YALE UNIVERSITY	105 WALL ST	NEW HAVEN	CT	06511	SOUTH CENTRAL CT	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	1	7/27/2017	NEW	$397,500
														Subtotal = $397,500

Grand Total All Awards = $3,366,190

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Regulation of Th2 differentiation by skin-resident dendritic cells

Award Number: R01AI132576

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2028

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