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<p>Progenitors of intraepithelial T cells (IELps) migrate from the thymus to the intestines after birth where they develop into unconventional TCRγδ and TCRαβ lymphocytes in a process of extrathymic lymphopoiesis within cryptopatches. Mechanisms of IELp migration have remained unclear. Here we show that thymic IELps express the somatostatin receptor SSTR2, which contributes to their homing to the gut. IELp homing is <i>Sstr2</i> dependent and correlates with neonatal induction of <i>Sst</i> encoding somatostatin in neuroendocrine and lamina propria stromal cells. The SSTR2 ligands somatostatin and cortistatin attract IELps in chemotaxis assays and somatostatin triggers IELp binding to the mucosal vascular addressin MAdCAM1. T cell transduction with <i>Sstr2</i> confers homing to the neonatal colon. Human fetal thymic IELp-like cells express <i>SSTR2</i> and intestinal stromal cells express <i>SST</i> at the time of initial T cell population, suggesting conserved mechanisms of progenitor seeding of the developing intestines. These results reveal an unexpected role for the SSTR2–somatostatin axis in early immune system development and describe a new role for a small peptide hormone G-protein-coupled receptor in developmental lymphocyte trafficking.</p>

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An SSTR2–somatostatin chemotactic axis drives T cell progenitor homing to the intestines

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    2025年3月26日

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  • Borja Ocón,
  • Kevin F. Brulois,
  • Husein Hadeiba,
  • Mohammed Gaafarelkhalifa,
  • Aiman Ayesha,
  • Yuhan Bi,
  • Menglan Xiang,
  • Jacob Gulman,
  • Maryam Kooshesh,
  • Junliang Pan,
  • Eugene C. Butcher

摘要

Progenitors of intraepithelial T cells (IELps) migrate from the thymus to the intestines after birth where they develop into unconventional TCRγδ and TCRαβ lymphocytes in a process of extrathymic lymphopoiesis within cryptopatches. Mechanisms of IELp migration have remained unclear. Here we show that thymic IELps express the somatostatin receptor SSTR2, which contributes to their homing to the gut. IELp homing is Sstr2 dependent and correlates with neonatal induction of Sst encoding somatostatin in neuroendocrine and lamina propria stromal cells. The SSTR2 ligands somatostatin and cortistatin attract IELps in chemotaxis assays and somatostatin triggers IELp binding to the mucosal vascular addressin MAdCAM1. T cell transduction with Sstr2 confers homing to the neonatal colon. Human fetal thymic IELp-like cells express SSTR2 and intestinal stromal cells express SST at the time of initial T cell population, suggesting conserved mechanisms of progenitor seeding of the developing intestines. These results reveal an unexpected role for the SSTR2–somatostatin axis in early immune system development and describe a new role for a small peptide hormone G-protein-coupled receptor in developmental lymphocyte trafficking.