T-bet Regulates Natural Regulatory T Cell Afferent Lymphatic Migration and Suppressive Function.
T-bet Regulates Natural Regulatory T Cell Afferent Lymphatic Migration and Suppressive Function.
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10.4049/jimmunol.1502537
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发表时间:
2016-03-15
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Bromberg JS
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Xiong Y;Ahmad S;Iwami D;Brinkman CC;Bromberg JS
T-bet is essential for nTreg to regulate Th1 inflammation, but whether T-bet controls other Treg functions after entering the inflammatory site, is unknown. In an islet allograft model, T-bet−/−nTreg but not iTreg failed to prolong graft survival as effectively as wild type Treg. T-bet−/− nTreg had no functional deficiency in vitro but failed to home from the graft to dLN as efficiently as wild type. T-bet regulated expression of adhesion and migration related molecules, influencing nTreg distribution in tissues, so that T-bet−/− nTreg remained in the grafts rather than migrating to lymphatics and dLN. In contrast, both wild type and T-bet−/− CD4+ Tconv and iTreg migrated normally toward afferent lymphatics. T-bet−/− nTreg displayed instability in the graft, failing to suppress antigen-specific CD4+ T cells and prevent their infiltration into the graft and dLN. Thus, T-bet regulates nTreg migration into afferent lymphatics and dLN and consequently their suppressive stability in vivo.