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SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6765049 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Yuhong Y Yu Mei M Zheng Yongwei Y Fu Guoping G Xin Gang G Zhu Wen W Luo Lan L Burns Robert R Li Quan-Zhen QZ Dent Alexander L AL Zhu Nan N Cui Weiguo W Malherbe Laurent L Wen Renren R Wang Demin D
Nature communications 20190927 1
Many autoimmune diseases are characterized by the production of autoantibodies. The current view is that CD4<sup>+</sup> T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are the main subset regulating autoreactive B cells. Here we report a CXCR5<sup>+</sup>PD1<sup>+</sup> Tfh subset of CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells whose development and function are negatively modulated by Stat5. These CD8<sup>+</sup> Tfh cells regulate the germinal center B cell response and control autoantibody production, as deficiency of Stat5 in ...[more]