PMID- 34903641 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220201 LR - 20240210 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 208 IP - 2 DP - 2022 Jan 15 TI - DNMT1 Deficiency Impacts on Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Homeostasis and Autoimmune Disease. PG - 358-370 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2100624 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are heterogeneous immune regulators involved in autoimmune diseases. Epigenomic mechanisms orchestrating DC development and DC subset diversification remain insufficiently understood but could be important to modulate DC fate for clinical purposes. By combining whole-genome methylation assessment with the analysis of mice expressing reduced DNA methyltransferase 1 levels, we show that distinct DNA methylation levels and patterns are required for the development of plasmacytoid DC and conventional DC subsets. We provide clonal in vivo evidence for DC lineage establishment at the stem cell level, and we show that a high DNA methylation threshold level is essential for Flt3-dependent survival of DC precursors. Importantly, reducing methylation predominantly depletes plasmacytoid DC and alleviates systemic lupus erythematosus in an autoimmunity mouse model. This study shows how DNA methylation regulates the production of DC subsets and provides a potential rationale for targeting autoimmune disease using hypomethylating agents. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc. FAU - Czeh, Melinda AU - Czeh M AD - Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany. AD - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. FAU - Stable, Sina AU - Stable S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5962-2440 AD - Section Translational Cancer Epigenomics, Division of Translational Medical Oncology, German Cancer Research Center and National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Kramer, Stephen AU - Kramer S AD - Section Translational Cancer Epigenomics, Division of Translational Medical Oncology, German Cancer Research Center and National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Biomedical Informatics, Data Mining and Data Analytics, Faculty of Applied Computer Science and Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Germany. AD - Bioinformatics and Omics Data Analysis, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Tepe, Lena AU - Tepe L AD - Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany. FAU - Talyan, Sweta AU - Talyan S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7160-6742 AD - Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany. FAU - Carrelha, Joana AU - Carrelha J AD - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. FAU - Meng, Yiran AU - Meng Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9333-2383 AD - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. FAU - Heitplatz, Barbara AU - Heitplatz B AD - Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Munster, University of Munster, Munster, Germany. FAU - Schwabenland, Marius AU - Schwabenland M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2205-5427 AD - Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. FAU - Milsom, Michael D AU - Milsom MD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3567-254X AD - Division of Experimental Hematology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Plass, Christoph AU - Plass C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2554-3952 AD - Division of Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Prinz, Marco AU - Prinz M AD - Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. AD - Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. AD - Center for Basics in NeuroModulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. FAU - Schlesner, Matthias AU - Schlesner M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5896-4086 AD - Biomedical Informatics, Data Mining and Data Analytics, Faculty of Applied Computer Science and Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, Germany. AD - Bioinformatics and Omics Data Analysis, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Andrade-Navarro, Miguel A AU - Andrade-Navarro MA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6650-1711 AD - Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany. FAU - Nerlov, Claus AU - Nerlov C AD - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. FAU - Jacobsen, Sten Eirik W AU - Jacobsen SEW AD - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. AD - Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and. AD - Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Lipka, Daniel B AU - Lipka DB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5081-7869 AD - Section Translational Cancer Epigenomics, Division of Translational Medical Oncology, German Cancer Research Center and National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Rosenbauer, Frank AU - Rosenbauer F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7977-9421 AD - Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany; frank.rosenbauer@ukmuenster.de. LA - eng GR - MC_UU_00016/7/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MC_UU_12009/5/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - A24872/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - 24872/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - G0501838/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MC_UU_00029/9/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MC_UU_00016/5/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - G0801073/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20211213 PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (Dnmt1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Autoimmunity/genetics MH - Bone Marrow Cells/immunology MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1/*genetics/*metabolism MH - DNA Methylation/*genetics MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology MH - Homeostasis/*immunology MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout PMC - PMC7612220 MID - EMS138142 COIS- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/02 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/15 CRDT- 2021/12/14 06:50 PHST- 2021/06/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/14 06:50 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jimmunol.2100624 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2100624 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2022 Jan 15;208(2):358-370. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100624. Epub 2021 Dec 13.