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miR-125b-5p and miR-99a-5p downregulate human γδ T-cell activation and cytotoxicity.

As an important component of innate immunity, human circulating γδ T cells function in rapid responses to infections and tumorigenesis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a critical regulatory role in multiple biological processes and diseases. Therefore, how the functions of circulating human γδ T cells are regulated by miRNAs merits investigation. In this study, we profiled the miRNA expression patterns in human peripheral γδ T cells from 21 healthy donors and identified 14 miRNAs that were differentially expressed between peripheral αβ T cells and γδ T cells. Of the 14 identified genes, 7 miRNAs were downregulated, including miR-150-5p, miR-450a-5p, miR-193b-3p, miR-365a-3p, miR-31-5p, miR-125b-5p and miR-99a-5p, whereas the other 7 miRNAs were upregulated, including miR-34a-5p, miR-16-5p, miR-15b-5p, miR-24-3p, miR-22-3p, miR-22-5p and miR-9-5p, in γδ T cells compared with αβ T cells. In subsequent functional studies, we found that both miR-125b-5p and miR-99a-5p downregulated γδ T cell activation and cytotoxicity to tumor cells. Overexpression of miR-125b-5p or miR-99a-5p in γδ T cells inhibited γδ T cell activation and promoted γδ T cell apoptosis. Additionally, miR-125b-5p knockdown facilitated the cytotoxicity of γδ T cells toward tumor cells in vitro by increasing degranulation and secretion of IFN-γ and TNF-α. Our findings improve the understanding of the regulatory functions of miRNAs in γδ T cell activation and cytotoxicity, which has implications for interventional approaches to γδ T cell-mediated cancer therapy.Cellular and Molecular Immunology advance online publication, 12 February 2018; doi:10.1038/cmi.2017.164.

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