Impact of RUNX3 KO on H3K27ac abundance in human NK cells
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ABSTRACT: The surface receptor CD8a is present on 20-80% of human (but not mouse) NK cells, yet its function on NK cells remains poorly understood. CD8a expression on donor NK cells was associated with a lack of therapeutic responses for leukemia patients in prior studies, thus we hypothesized that CD8a may impact critical NK cell functions. Here, we discovered that CD8a- NK cells had improved control of leukemia in xenograft models, compared to CD8a+ NK cells, likely due to an enhanced capacity for proliferation. Unexpectedly, CD8a expression was induced on approximately 30% of previously CD8a- NK cells following IL-15 stimulation. These ‘induced’ CD8a+ (‘iCD8a+’) NK cells had the greatest proliferation, responses to IL-15 signaling, and metabolic activity, compared to those that sustained existing CD8a expression (‘sustained CD8a+) or those that remained CD8a- (‘persistent CD8a-‘). These iCD8a+ cells originated from an IL-15Rb high NK cell population, with CD8a expression dependent on the transcription factor RUNX3. Moreover, CD8A CRISPR/Cas9 deletion resulted in enhanced responses through the activating receptor NKp30, possibly by modulating KIR inhibitory function. Thus, CD8a status identifies human NK cell capacity for IL-15-induced proliferation and metabolism in a time-dependent fashion and exhibits a suppressive effect on NK cell activating receptors
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE263686 | GEO | 2024/06/20
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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