CD34+ Cell-Derived CD14+ Precursor Cells Develop into Langerhans Cells in a TGF-β1-Dependent Manner
Author:
Jaksits Silvia12, Kriehuber Ernst12, Charbonnier Anne Sophie12, Rappersberger Klemens32, Stingl Georg12, Maurer Dieter12
Affiliation:
1. *Immunology, Allergy, and Infectious Diseases and 2. Divisions of 3. †General Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
Abstract
AbstractLangerhans cells (LC) are CD1a+E-cadherin (E-cad)+Birbeck granule+ but CD11b−CD36−factor XIIIa (FXIIIa)− members of the dendritic cell (DC) family. Evidence holds that LC originate from CD1a+CD14− rather than CD14+CD1a− progenitors, both of which arise from GM-CSF/TNF-α-stimulated CD34+ stem cells. The CD14+CD1a− progenitors, on the other hand, can give rise to a separate DC type characterized by its CD1a+CD11b+CD36+FXIIIa+E-cad−BG− phenotype (non-LC DC). Although GM-CSF/TNF-α are important for both LC and non-LC DC differentiation, TGF-β1 is thought to preferentially promote LC development in vitro and in vivo. However, the hemopoietic biology of this process and the nature of TGF-β1-responsive LC precursors (LCp) are not well understood. Here we show that CD14+ precursors in the presence, but not in the absence, of TGF-β1 give rise to a progeny that fulfills all major criteria of LC. In contrast, LC development from CD1a+ progenitors was TGF-β1 independent. Further studies revealed that CD14+ precursors contain a CD11b+ and a CD11b− subpopulation. When either subset was stimulated with GM-CSF/TNF-α and TGF-β1, only CD14+CD11b− cells differentiated into LC. The CD11b+ cells, on the other hand, acquired non-LC DC features only. The higher doubling rates of cells entering the CD14+ LCp rather than the CD1a+ LCp pathway add to the importance of TGF-β1 for LC development. Because CD14+CD11b− precursors are multipotent cells that can enter LC or macrophage differentiation, it is suggested that these cells, if present at the tissue level, endow a given organ with the property to generate diverse cell types in response to the local cytokine milieu.
Publisher
The American Association of Immunologists
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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