A distinct priming phase regulates CD8 T cell immunity by orchestrating paracrine IL-2 signals
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ABSTRACT: T cell priming is characterized by an initial activation phase that involves long-term interactions with dendritic cells (DC). How paracrine signals are spatiotemporally transmitted once activated T cells have disengaged from DC and resumed their migration is currently unclear. Here, we identified a separate phase that serves to expand high-affinity CD8 T cells in specific subfollicular niches in lymph nodes. CD8 T cells required stop signals mediated by CXCR3 and a high affinity TCR to re-engage with antigen-laden DC in restricted microdomains. There, CD4 T cells delivered paracrine IL-2 in a stop-and-go migration pattern and thereby played an essential role in scaling primary CD8 T cell responses. Our results revise the current paradigm of T cell priming and have direct implications for vaccinations and cellular immunotherapies.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE255254 | GEO | 2025/04/11
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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