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Patients and Mice With Deficiency in the Snare Protein Syntaxin-11 Have a Secondary B Cell Defect Publisher Pubmed



Kogl T1, 2 ; Chang HF3 ; Staniek J4, 5 ; Chiang SCC6, 7 ; Thoulass G2, 4, 8 ; Lao J2, 4, 8 ; Weiert K2, 4 ; Dettmermonaco V4, 9 ; Geiger K4, 8, 9 ; Manna PT10 ; Beziat V11, 12, 13 ; Momenilandi M11, 12 ; Tu SM3 ; Keppler SJ14 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Kogl T1, 2
  2. Chang HF3
  3. Staniek J4, 5
  4. Chiang SCC6, 7
  5. Thoulass G2, 4, 8
  6. Lao J2, 4, 8
  7. Weiert K2, 4
  8. Dettmermonaco V4, 9
  9. Geiger K4, 8, 9
  10. Manna PT10
  11. Beziat V11, 12, 13
  12. Momenilandi M11, 12
  13. Tu SM3
  14. Keppler SJ14
  15. Pattu V3
  16. Wolf P15
  17. Kupferschmid L16
  18. Tholen S17
  19. Covill LE7
  20. Ebert K1
  21. Straub T1
  22. Gro M2, 4
  23. Gather R2, 4
  24. Engel H1
  25. Salzer U4, 5
  26. Schell C17
  27. Maier S18
  28. Lehmberg K18
  29. Cornu TI4, 9
  30. Pircher H1
  31. Shahrooei M19, 20
  32. Parvaneh N21, 22
  33. Elling R4, 23
  34. Rizzi M4, 5, 24, 25, 26
  35. Bryceson YT7, 27, 28
  36. Ehl S2, 4
  37. Aichele P2, 4
  38. Ammann S2, 4
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Institute for Immunology, Center for Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  2. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  3. 3. Cellular Neurophysiology, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
  4. 4. Faculty of Medicine, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  5. 5. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  6. 6. Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
  7. 7. Department of Medicine, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
  8. 8. Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  9. 9. Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  10. 10. Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  11. 11. Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
  12. 12. Imagine Institute, University of Paris-Cite, Paris, France
  13. 13. St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
  14. 14. Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  15. 15. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  16. 16. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
  17. 17. Department of Pathology, Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  18. 18. Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
  19. 19. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Transplantation, Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  20. 20. Dr. Shahrooei Laboratory, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  21. 21. Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  22. 22. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  23. 23. Faculty for Medicine, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  24. 24. Division of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  25. 25. Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  26. 26. Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Immunology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  27. 27. Division of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
  28. 28. Broegelmann Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Source: The Journal of experimental medicine Published:2024


Abstract

SYNTAXIN-11 (STX11) is a SNARE protein that mediates the fusion of cytotoxic granules with the plasma membrane at the immunological synapses of CD8 T or NK cells. Autosomal recessive inheritance of deleterious STX11 variants impairs cytotoxic granule exocytosis, causing familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 4 (FHL-4). In several FHL-4 patients, we also observed hypogammaglobulinemia, elevated frequencies of naive B cells, and increased double-negative DN2:DN1 B cell ratios, indicating a hitherto unrecognized role of STX11 in humoral immunity. Detailed analysis of Stx11-deficient mice revealed impaired CD4 T cell help for B cells, associated with disrupted germinal center formation, reduced isotype class switching, and low antibody avidity. Mechanistically, Stx11-/- CD4 T cells exhibit impaired membrane fusion leading to reduced CD107a and CD40L surface mobilization and diminished IL-2 and IL-10 secretion. Our findings highlight a critical role of STX11 in SNARE-mediated membrane trafficking and vesicle exocytosis in CD4 T cells, important for successful CD4 T cell-B cell interactions. Deficiency in STX11 impairs CD4 T cell-dependent B cell differentiation and humoral responses. © 2024 Kogl et al.