Pre/pro-B cells generate macrophage populations during homeostasis and inflammation

Tatsiana Audzevich, Rachael Bashford-rogers, Neil A. Mabbott, Dan Frampton, Tom C. Freeman, Alexandre Potocnik, Paul Kellam, Derek W. Gilroy

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Abstract

Most tissue-resident macrophages (Mφs) are believed to be derived prenatally and are assumed to maintain themselves throughout life by self-proliferation. However, in adult mice we identified a progenitor within bone marrow, early pro-B cell/fraction B, that differentiates into tissue Mφs. These Mφ precursors have non-rearranged B-cell receptor genes and coexpress myeloid (GR1, CD11b, and CD16/32) and lymphoid (B220 and CD19) lineage markers. During steady state, these precursors exit bone marrow, losing Gr1, and enter the systemic circulation, seeding the gastrointestinal system as well as pleural and peritoneal cavities but not the brain. While in these tissues, they acquire a transcriptome identical to embryonically derived tissue-resident Mφs. Similarly, these Mφ precursors also enter sites of inflammation, gaining CD115, F4/80, and CD16/32, and become indistinguishable from blood monocyte-derived Mφs. Thus, we have identified a population of cells within the bone marrow early pro-B cell compartment that possess functional plasticity to differentiate into either tissue-resident or inflammatory Mφs, depending on microenvironmental signals. We propose that these precursors represent an additional source of Mφ populations in adult mice during steady state and inflammation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E3954-E3963
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Volume114
Issue number20
Early online date1 May 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2017

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