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Special Focus Review

Cytokine signaling in the differentiation of innate effector cells

Hua Huang Division of Allergy and Immunology; Department of Medicine; National Jewish Health; Denver, CO USA; Integrated Department of Immunology; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, CO USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Yapeng Li Division of Allergy and Immunology; Department of Medicine; National Jewish Health; Denver, CO USA
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Xiaopeng Qi Division of Allergy and Immunology; Department of Medicine; National Jewish Health; Denver, CO USA
Article: e23531 | Published online: 01 Jan 2013

Abstract

Innate effector cells, including innate effector cells of myeloid and lymphoid lineages, are crucial components of various types of immune responses. Bone marrow progenitors differentiate into many subsets of innate effector cells after receiving instructional signals often provided by cytokines. Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STATs) have been shown to be essential in the differentiation of various types of innate effector cells. In this review, we focus specifically on the differentiation of innate effector cells, particularly the role of cytokine signaling in the differentiation of innate effector cells.

Innate effector cells are important components of T helper cell-mediated immunity, which can be classified into Type-1, Type-2, Type-9, Type-17 and Type-22 immunity (see review in refs. Citation1 and Citation2). Innate effector cells include innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and innate myeloid cells (IMCs). ILCs can be further divided into ILC1, ILC2, ILC17 and ILC22 subsets ().Citation3 We propose to call Th2 cytokine-producing eosinophils, basophils and mast cells as Type-2 innate myeloid cells (IMC2). A cytokine or a specific growth factor has been reported to be critical in the development and function of many types of hematopoietic cells. For example, erythropoietin is needed for erythrocyte differentiation,Citation4,Citation5 IL-5 is imperative for eosinophil differentiation,Citation6 M-CSF is critical for monocyte differentiationCitation7 and thrombopoietin is crucial for megakaryocyte differentiation.Citation8 In this review, we focus on the role of cytokine signaling in the differentiation of innate effector cells.

Figure 1. Lineage relationship of innate myeloid cells and innate lymphoid cells. Cytokines and transcription factors that specify cell fate of a particular subset of innate myeloid cells or innate lymphoid cells are illustrated. Ba/Mc bi-potent, common basophils and mast cell progenitors; eo, eosinophils; ba, basophils; mc, mast cells; lymph, all lymphocytes. The rest of abbreviations are given in the text.

Figure 1. Lineage relationship of innate myeloid cells and innate lymphoid cells. Cytokines and transcription factors that specify cell fate of a particular subset of innate myeloid cells or innate lymphoid cells are illustrated. Ba/Mc bi-potent, common basophils and mast cell progenitors; eo, eosinophils; ba, basophils; mc, mast cells; lymph, all lymphocytes. The rest of abbreviations are given in the text.

Stem Cells and Progenitors in Hematopoiesis

Innate effector cells originate from various hematopoietic progenitors in the bone marrow, where a hematopoietic hierarchy is located. Long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are at the top of the hematopoietic hierarchy. These cells possess the capacity for self-renewal and the potential to give rise to all types of blood cells. Long-term HSCs can generate short-term repopulating HSCs, which then give rise to multiple potential progenitors (MPPs). MPPs, in turn, can give rise to common lymphoid progenitors (CLP) and common myeloid progenitors (CMPs). CMPs can differentiate into granulocyte-monocyte progenitors (GMPs).Citation9 GMPs give rise to eosinophil lineage-restricted progenitors (EoPs),Citation10 basophil lineage-restricted progenitors (BaPs),Citation11 neutrophils and macrophages ().

Figure 2. Differentiation of hematopoietic cells. ProB, pro B cells; ProT, pro T cells; MEP, megakaryocyte progenitor. The rest of abbreviations are given in the text.

Figure 2. Differentiation of hematopoietic cells. ProB, pro B cells; ProT, pro T cells; MEP, megakaryocyte progenitor. The rest of abbreviations are given in the text.

Differentiation of Type-2 Innate Myeloid Cells

The origin of basophils and mast cells

Basophils and mast cells share many common characteristics, such as the expression of a high affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor (FcεR), and contain many of the same granules.Citation12,Citation13 These two types of cells also show noticeable differences. For instance, basophils circulate in the blood stream, whereas mast cells reside in tissue. Mature basophils do not proliferate and have a short life of approximately 60 h,Citation14 whereas mature mast cells are proliferative and possess a much longer life span of up to several months.Citation15 Functionally, both basophils and mast cells are the key effectors in Type-2 immunity, which is responsible for mediating allergic disease and provides protection against parasitic infections. Accumulated evidence supports that basophils play non-redundant roles in immune regulation, protective immunity, allergies and autoimmunity.Citation16 The recent success of using anti-IgE antibody to treat various allergic disorders in humans supports the importance of both FcεR-expressing basophils and mast cells in human diseases.Citation17,Citation18 Thus, a more comprehensive understanding of the basophil and mast cell developmental pathway is of high significance.

The origin of basophils and mast cells has been a long-standing, unsolved and important issue in hematology. By using colony formation assays, two groups have claimed that basophils develop from a common basophil and eosinophil progenitor.Citation19,Citation20 Whether basophils and mast cells are derived from a common progenitor remains a controversial issue in hematology. Galli and colleagues found mast cell lineage-restricted progenitors (MCPs) in the bone marrow and concluded that MCPs are derived from MPPs instead of CMPs or GMPs.Citation21 On the other hand, Akashi and colleagues showed that both basophils and mast cells were derived from CMPs and GMPs;Citation22 they further showed that basophil/mast cell progenitors (BMCPs) found in the spleen, but not in the bone marrow, gave rise to both basophils and mast cells.Citation11 However, whether BMCPs truly are authentic bi-potential basophil/mast cell progenitors has been challenged by a recent study, in which Galli and colleagues demonstrated that BMCPs only gave rise to mast cells.Citation23

STAT5 signaling is essential in basophil differentiation and expansion

It remains unclear which growth factor is required for basophil differentiation. It has been reported that neither IL-3 nor TSLP are required for basophil development.Citation24,Citation25 We also found that IL-4 is not required for basophils development (data not shown). Due to the absence of a specific factor identified for basophil differentiation, a default theory, which states that terminal differentiation of basophils can occur without a specific factor, has been proposed.Citation26 Nevertheless, we found that STAT5 was critical in basophil differentiation. The STAT family consists of seven members—STAT1, STAT2, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5A, STAT5B and STAT6. STATs can be activated by JAK kinases through phosphorylation of their tyrosine residues.Citation27,Citation28 Cytokines mainly use the JAK-STAT pathway to exert their biological functions. STAT5 can be activated by many cytokines and growth factors that are important in the development of both lymphoid and myeloid cells.Citation27,Citation29-Citation31 Using radiation chimera mice reconstituted with STAT5-deficient fetal liver cells, we found that STAT5-deficient stem cells failed to differentiate into basophils.Citation32 Recently, we verified this finding by using inducible conditional STAT5 knockout mice (submitted for publication). Because STAT5 is a signaling molecule whose activation is most likely triggered by an external factor, our analysis supports the existence of an external factor that instructs basophil development.

Despite the finding that IL-3 is not required for basophil differentiation, it has been shown that IL-3 is a potent factor in expanding basophils. Evidence supports that IL-3, produced primarily by CD4+ T cells,Citation33-Citation35 is pivotal in expanding basophils. In vitro, IL-3 has been demonstrated to induce basophil differentiation and to enhance acute IL-4 production in mouse basophils.Citation36-Citation38 Galli and colleagues reported that mice lacking IL-3 both failed to show increased numbers of basophils and failed to expel nematode Strongyloides.Citation24 We report that administrating the IL-3 complex (IL-3 plus anti-IL-3 antibody) in vivo greatly facilitates the differentiation of GMPs into BaPs and increases the number of BMCPs in the spleen.Citation32 Binding of cytokine to a respective anti-cytokine antibody that does not interfere with the ability of the cytokine to bind its receptor has been documented to increase the effectiveness of the particular cytokine in vivo, namely by increasing the half-life of the bound cytokine.Citation39 We showed that GMPs, but not CMPs, expressed low levels of IL-3 receptor. IL-3 receptor expression was dramatically upregulated on BaPs, but not on EoPs. We showed that about 38% of BMCPs expressed the IL-3 receptor.Citation32 The IL-3 receptor expression patterns might explain why IL-3 specifically expanded basophils in vivo. We further demonstrated that basophil expansion—specifically induced by the IL-3 complex—depended on STAT5 signaling.Citation32

STAT5 signaling is most likely involved in TSLP-induced basophil expansion. One report showed that daily intraperitoneal injection of recombinant TSLP for 4–7 consecutive days resulted in a 2- to 4-fold increase in basophil numbers in the blood and spleen.Citation40 A second report noted a more modest increase (50 to 100%) in basophil numbers after TSLP injection.Citation23 It was further demonstrated that TSLP stimulated BaP proliferation and mature basophil survival.Citation40 Compared with IL-3, TSLP is less potent in basophil expansion. Because TSLP activated STAT5 via a still unknown kinase, it is reasonable to assume that STAT5 signaling is required for TSLP-induced basophil expansion.

Molecular regulation of basophil differentiation

STAT5,Citation32 Runx1,Citation23 GATA2Citation41 and C/EBPα42 have all been implicated as the imperative players in basophil differentiation. The order of expression of GATA2 and C/EBPα has also been suggested as the crucial determinant in basophil fate vs. eosinophil cell fate.Citation42 If GATA2 expression precedes C/EBPα expression at the GMP stage, GATA2 together with C/EBPα will drive basophil differentiation. Conversely, if C/EBPα expression precedes GATA2 expression at the GMP stage, then both C/EBPα and GATA2 will drive eosinophil differentiation.Citation42 However, it remains unknown which of the aforementioned factors is the master determinant for basophil cell fate.

Both basophils and mast cells are rich sources of cytokines. One of the major characteristics of basophils, as compared with mast cells, is their ability to produce a large quantity of IL-4. STAT6 and GATA3 are critical regulators of Il4 gene expression in CD4+ T cells.Citation43 We profiled mRNA expression of known Th2 transcription factors as well as transcription factors that are pivotal for basophil development, such as GATA3, RBPJ, c-Maf, JunB, C/EBPα, GATA1 and GATA2. We found that C/EBPα was highly expressed in basophils, but not in Th2 cells.Citation44 Our results showed that in response to IgE cross-linking, C/EBPα activated Il4-promoter-driven luciferase-reporter gene transcription, but not other known Th2 or mast cell enhancers, in a basophil-like cell line. We found that the DNA binding domain of C/EBPα and two C/EBPα-binding sites (-44 to -36, and -87 to -79) in the Il4 promoter were required for activating the Il4 promoter. Additionally, our analysis revealed that a mutation in the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT)-binding sites in the Il4 promoter also negated C/EBPα-driven Il4 promoter-luciferase activity. Taken together, these findings within our study demonstrate that C/EBPα directly regulates Il4 gene transcription.Citation44

We examined the role of STAT5 in IL-4 production by mature basophils and found that induced deletion of STAT5 in mature basophils had little to no effect on Il4 mRNA expression or IL-4 protein expression (unpublished data). Thus, it appears that the requirement for STAT5 in basophil differentiation and the requirement for STAT5 in basophil activation differ. Rather, we found that the PI3K pathway and calcineurin were essential in C/EBPα-driven Il4 promoter-luciferase activity.Citation44 Further research is underway to elucidate pathways leading to the activation of transcription of Type-2 cytokine genes in basophils.

Other regulatory regions that confer basophil-specific IL-4 expression have not yet been identified. Using the transgenic approach, Kubo and colleagues tested the regulatory regions known to regulate Il4 gene expression in Th2 cells and demonstrated that a 4 kb long HS4 element, together with a 5′ enhancer [-863 to -5,448 base pair (bp)] and the Il4 promoter (-64 to -827 bp), conferred basophil-specific GFP expression.Citation45 Paradoxically, this study shows that HS4—a recognized silencer of Il4 gene transcription in Th2 cellsCitation46—is an enhancer for Il4 gene transcription in basophils. A different set of regulatory regions implies that a different set of transcription factors is used to confer basophil-specific Il4 gene expression.Citation45 A comprehensive examination of histone modifications surrounding the Il4 gene in basophils is needed to further understand how the Il4 gene is regulated in basophils.

Mast cell differentiation

Several cytokines have been shown to regulate mast cell differentiation, survival and function. SCF and IL-3 are critical factors for mast cell development and both cytokines can activate STAT5. A series of experiments have established important roles of STAT5 in mast cell development and survival. In STAT5 deficient mice, mast cells were normal at birth, but were undetectable 12 weeks after birth.Citation47,Citation48 There was a marked decrease in histamine and leukotriene B4 production in STAT5-deficient mast cells. The reduction was the result of altered post-transcriptional control of cytokine mRNA stability in the absence of STAT5.Citation48

IL-10, a suppressive cytokine produced mainly by regulatory T cells, inhibited mast cell functions by downregulating IgE receptor (FcεRIα) expression and signaling through a STAT3-dependent manner.Citation49,Citation50 Like IL-10, IL-4 also inhibited BMMC growth and FcεRIα expression on mouse mast cells.Citation51 But unlike IL-10, IL-4 depended on STAT6 signaling for its function.Citation52 Paradoxically, IL-4 enhances FcεRIα expression on human mast cells.Citation53,Citation54 Explanation for the discrepancy in IL-4 effects on mouse and human mast cells is not yet available. It may be related to differentiation status of mast cells. Finally, IL-4 and IL-10 has also been shown to be an important regulator in mast cell homeostasis. IL-4 and IL-10-induced apoptosis was coupled with decreased expression of bcl-x(L) and bcl-2. While this process occurred independent of the Fas pathway, IL-4 and IL-10 greatly sensitized mast cells to Fas-mediated death.Citation55,Citation56

It is likely that STATs need to cooperate with other transcription factors to promote mast cell functions. In our study, we found a novel population of GMPs that contain highly enriched common basophil and mast cell progenitors. We note that STAT5 signaling is imperative in directing the novel basophil/mast cell progenitors into both basophils and mast cells. We further demonstrate that GATA2 is a downstream molecule of STAT5 and is essential in both basophil and mast cell differentiation (unpublished data). It has been reported that GATA2 and STAT5 can form a complex and regulate target gene transcription in cancer cells.Citation57 However, whether GATA2 and STAT5 cooperate in mast cell is unknown. STAT3 has been demonstrated to enhance MITF activity in melanocyte and mast cell indirectly by taking away PIAS3 from MITF.Citation58,Citation59 MITF is found to associate with PIAS3. When melanocytes and mast cells were activated through gp130 or c-Kit receptor, STAT3 competed for PIAS3 and MITF was free from PIAS3.

Eosinophil differentiation

Eosinophils can cause tissue damage by releasing inflammatory mediators, such as major basic protein, eosinophil cationic protein, eosinophil peroxidase and eosinophil-derived neurotoxin, from their granules.Citation60 Eosinophils are also an excellent source of inflammatory cytokines.Citation61 The importance of IL-4-producing eosinophils in generating protective immunity against parasitic infection has been recently established.Citation62 In the parasitic model, the generation, expansion and maintenance of IL-4-producing eosinophils have been found to be essential for expelling helminth infection.Citation62 We also reported that eosinophils produced the majority of Th2 cytokines in the late-phase response to allergic airway inflammation.Citation63 We have further demonstrated that IL-4 directed bone marrow progenitor cells to differentiate into eosinophil-like cells capable of producing IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13.Citation63,Citation64

IL-5 is a critical factor for eosinophil differentiation, activation, survival and recruitment to the sites of inflammation.Citation65 IL-5 exerts its functions through stimulating the IL-5Rα-chain and a common β-chain, shared by IL-3 and GM-CSF. Stimulation of the IL-5R activates multiple signaling pathways, including the JAK-STAT pathway. IL-5 induces phosphorylation of JAK2, STAT1 and STAT5.Citation66,Citation67 STAT5A and STAT5B exhibit 95% homology in amino acid sequences.Citation68 Deficiency in both the Stat5a and Stat5b genes resulted in a reduction in the number of IL-5-induced eosinophil colonies.Citation69

Our studies demonstrated that IL-4 and IL-5, but not IL-13 or IL-25, directed bone marrow progenitors to differentiate into effector cells that produce Th2 cytokines.Citation64 We further demonstrated that IL-5-driven differentiation depended on STAT5 signaling.Citation64 In addition to STAT5, we found that Erk1 and the transcription factor GATA1 are also critical in regulating Il4 gene expression in eosinophils (unpublished data).

Differentiation of Innate Lymphoid Cells

Differentiation of type-2 innate lymphoid cells

Recently, a novel type of innate lymphoid cell capable of producing a large amount of IL-13 and IL-5 in response to IL-25, IL-33 and parasitic infection has been identified.Citation70,Citation71 They can be identified by flow cytometry as Lin− Sca-1+, c-Kit+ (high) or − (low), ST2+, IL-7R+, IL17BR+, CD25+ and CD44+.Citation70-Citation72 Although ILC2 express stem cell/progenitor markers, they represent terminally differentiated effector cells, i.e., they do not possess progenitor activity. The precursor of ILC2 (ILC2P) has been identified.Citation73,Citation74 It has been proposed that ILC2P cells are derived from lymphoid primed multipotent progenitors (LMPPs), which are thought to be upstream progenitors of CLPs ().Citation75 IL-7, common γ chain, retinoic-acid-related orphan receptor (ROR) α and GATA3 have been demonstrated to be critical in the differentiation of ILC2 ().Citation74,Citation76 Another population of IL-25-elicited Lin− Sca-1+ cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissue, named multi-potent progenitor (MPPtype2), has also been reported.Citation77 MPPtype2 contained two types of cells: one was phenotypically defined as Lin− cKit+ IL-4/GFP- (Il4/Gfp gene reporter mice were used) and the other was defined as Lin− c-Kit+ IL-4/GFP+. Lin− c-Kit+ IL-4/GFP+ cells gave rise to mast cells, whereas Lin− c-Kit+ IL-4/GFP− cells gave rise to basophils, mast cells and myeloid cells. Cytokine and the master transcription factor that regulate MPPtype2 differentiation have not been identified.

IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP all induce IL-5 and IL-13 production by ILC2 cells. STAT5 signaling has been implicated in the production of IL-5 and IL-13 because both IL-7 and TSLP are the known activators of STAT5. IL-25 has been shown to activate the NFκB pathway. Which STATs are crucial to ILC2 differentiation and function remains to be documented.

Differentiation of type-17 innate lymphoid cells

The innate counterpart of Th17 cells has been identified in the colon. Type-17 Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC17) are CD4−CD117−NKp46− Thy1hi and Sca-1+ Lin− cells, which distinguishes them from CD4+CD117+ lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells and NKp46+ ILC Type 22 cells. These cells express IL-23 receptor, ROR-γt and T-bet.Citation78,Citation79 They produce IL-17, IFN-γ and IL-22 in response to IL-23 stimulation. ILC17 are responsible for the pathological changes induced by Helicobacter hepaticus infection.Citation78,Citation79 ILC17 has also been found in humans. They appear to be an overlapping population of cells with LTi cells.Citation3,Citation80 The precursor of ILC17 has not been identified. It has been reported that IL-7, common γ chain and RORγt (encoded by the Rorc gene) are critical for the differentiation of ILC17 ().Citation78 IL-7 is known to activate STAT5. IL-23 has been shown to activate STAT1, STAT2, STAT4 and STAT5.Citation81 Which STATs are crucial for ILC17 differentiation and function also remains to be investigated.

Differentiation of type-22 innate lymphoid cells

An innate counterpart of Th22 has also been identified.Citation82 ILC22 shares some characteristics with LTi cells and NK cells.Citation80,Citation83-Citation86 These cells are distinct from conventional NK cells as they do not possess an ability to kill target cells. Phenotypically, they can be defined as CD56+ NKp46+.Citation3 ILC22 cells are primarily located at mucosal sites in both mice and humans. These cells produce IL-22 and little, if any, IFN-γ. IL-23 can regulate IL-22 production by ILC22 cells in both miceCitation84-Citation86 and humans.Citation83 Cytokines of the common γ chain family (IL-2, IL-7 and IL-15) can also activate proliferation and cytokine production by ILC22 cells.Citation83,Citation87 Combination of IL-12 and IL-18 can also enhance IL-22 production by these cells.Citation88 RORγT-deficient mice do not have ILC22.Citation84-Citation86 The ligand-dependent transcription factor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) also has a critical role in regulating IL-22 production by mouse T cellsCitation89 and human T cells ().Citation90 The exact involvement of STAT signaling requires further study.

Concluding Remarks

STATs play critical roles in the differentiation of Type-2 innate effectors of myeloid lineages. However, it is less clear if STAT is involved in the differentiation of innate lymphoid cells. Further study of molecules downstream to STAT and STAT co-activators will facilitate our understanding of the mechanisms by which STATs direct the differentiation of innate effectors and confer immune functions to innate effectors. Advanced knowledge will lead to more effective interventions and more successful strategies in developing preventions.

Abbreviations:
IMCs=

innate myeloid cells

ILCs=

innate lymphoid cells

STATs=

signal transducer and activator of transcription

HSC=

hematopoietic stem cells

MPPs=

multiple potential progenitors

CMPs=

common myeloid progenitors

GMPs=

granulocyte-monocyte progenitors

EoPs=

eosinophil lineage-restricted progenitors

BaPs=

basophil lineage-restricted progenitors

FcεRIα=

immunoglobulin E receptor α chain

MCPs=

mast cell lineage-restricted progenitors

BMCPs=

basophil/mast cell progenitors

NFAT=

nuclear factor of activated T cells

PIAS3=

protein inhibitor of activated STAT3

MITF=

microphthalmin-associated transcription factor

ROR=

retinoic-acid related orphan receptor

ILC17=

type-17 innate lymphoid cells

and LTi=

lymphoid tissue inducer

Acknowledgments

This work is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (RO1AI083986) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act administrative supplement (R01AI068083-04S1). We also thank Michael Hubbard for assistance in manuscript preparation.

Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest

No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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