Lynn Bonetti, Veronika Horkova, Melanie Grusdat, Joseph Longworth, Luana Guerra, Henry Kurniawan, Davide G. Franchina, Leticia Soriano-Baguet, Carole Binsfeld, Charlène Verschueren, Sabine Spath, Anouk Ewen, Eric Koncina, Jean-Jacques Gérardy, Takumi Kobayashi, Catherine Dostert, Sophie Farinelle, Janika Härm, Yu-Tong Fan, Ying Chen, Dirk Brenner
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Abstract
The intestinal tract generates significant reactive oxygen species (ROS), but the role of T cell antioxidant mechanisms in maintaining intestinal homeostasis is poorly understood. We used T cell-specific ablation of the catalytic subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase (Gclc), which impaired glutathione (GSH) production, crucially reducing IL-22 production by Th17 cells in the lamina propria, which is critical for gut protection. Under steady-state conditions, Gclc deficiency did not alter cytokine secretion; however, C. rodentium infection induced increased ROS and disrupted mitochondrial function and TFAM-driven mitochondrial gene expression, resulting in decreased cellular ATP. These changes impaired the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, reducing phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and consequently limiting IL-22 translation. The resultant low IL-22 levels led to poor bacterial clearance, severe intestinal damage, and high mortality. Our findings highlight a previously unrecognized, essential role of Th17 cell-intrinsic GSH in promoting mitochondrial function and cellular signaling for IL-22 protein synthesis, which is critical for intestinal integrity and defense against gastrointestinal infections.
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