Combinatorial genetic engineering strategy for immune protection of stem cell-derived beta cells by chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cells.

IF 7.5 1区生物学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY

Cell reports Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114994

Jessie M Barra, Rob A Robino, Roberto Castro-Gutierrez, James Proia, Holger A Russ, Leonardo M R Ferreira

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Abstract

Regenerative medicine is a rapidly expanding field harnessing human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived cells and tissues to treat many diseases, including type 1 diabetes. However, graft immune protection remains a key challenge. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology confers new specificities to effector T cells and immunosuppressive regulatory T cells (Tregs). One challenge in CAR design is identifying target molecules unique to the cells of interest. Here, we employ combinatorial genetic engineering to confer CAR-Treg-mediated localized immune protection to stem cell-derived cells. We engineered hPSCs to express truncated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRt), a biologically inert and generalizable target for CAR-Treg homing and activation, and generated CAR-Tregs recognizing EGFRt. Strikingly, CAR-Tregs suppressed innate and adaptive immune responses in vitro and prevented EGFRt-hPSC-derived pancreatic beta-like cell (sBC [stem cell-derived beta cell]) graft immune destruction in vivo. Collectively, we provide proof of concept that hPSCs and Tregs can be co-engineered to protect hPSC-derived cells from immune rejection upon transplantation.

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通过嵌合抗原受体调节性 T 细胞对干细胞衍生的 beta 细胞进行免疫保护的组合基因工程策略。

再生医学是一个迅速发展的领域，它利用人体多能干细胞（hPSC）衍生的细胞和组织治疗多种疾病，包括1型糖尿病。然而，移植物免疫保护仍是一项关键挑战。嵌合抗原受体（CAR）技术为效应T细胞和免疫抑制调节性T细胞（Tregs）赋予了新的特异性。CAR设计面临的一个挑战是确定相关细胞特有的靶分子。在这里，我们采用组合基因工程，将CAR-Treg介导的局部免疫保护赋予干细胞衍生细胞。引人注目的是，CAR-Tregs抑制了体外先天性和适应性免疫反应，并防止了EGFRt-hPSC衍生的胰腺β样细胞（sBC[干细胞衍生β细胞]）在体内的移植物免疫破坏。总之，我们提供了一个概念证明：hPSCs 和 Tregs 可以共同设计，以保护 hPSC 衍生细胞在移植时免受免疫排斥。

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Cell reports CELL BIOLOGY-

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13.80

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1.10%

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1305

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77 days

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