Ablation of cDC1 development by IL-6-induced C/EBPb support in the -165 kb Zeb2 enhancer
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ABSTRACT: Type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1) are required for effective CD8 T cell responses to many viruses and tumors and for effective checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. Recently, cytokines produced in association with certain tumors were reported to impair anti-tumor immune responses by reducing the abundance of cDC1. However, the reported mechanism of this reduction remains unclear, attributed either to reduced cDC1 development or decreased peripheral cDC1 survival. Here we show that tumor-derived IL-6 blocks cDC1 development from both in murine and human systems. We show that mechanism of this blockade is the IL-6-dependent increase in C/EBPβ expression in the common dendritic cell progenitor (CDP). C/EBPβ and NFIL3 compete for binding to sites in the -165 kb Zeb2 enhancer, and support or repress Zeb2 expression respectively. At homeostastis, pre-cDC1 specification occurs upon Nfil3 induction and consequent Zeb2 suppression. However, IL-6 strongly induces C/EBPβ expression in CDPs, thereby preventing normal NFIL3-dependent pre-cDC1 specification. Importantly, the ability of IL-6 to block cDC1 development is dependent on the presence of C/EBPβ binding sites in the -165 kb Zeb2 enhancer, as this effect is lost in Δ1+2+3 mutnat mice in which these binding sites are mutated. These results explain how tumor-associated IL-6 suppresses cDC1 development and suggest therapeutic approaches preventing abnormal C/EBPβ induction in CDPs may help reestablish cDC1 development to enhance anti-tumor immunity.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE215751 | GEO | 2023/06/22
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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