Microbiota dictate T cell clonal selection to augment graft-vs-host disease after stem cell transplantation
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ABSTRACT: Allogeneic T cell expansion is the primary determinant of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and current dogma dictates that this is driven by histocompatibility antigen disparities between donor and recipient. This paradigm represents a closed genetic system within which donor T cells interact with peptide-MHC complexes, though clonal interrogation remains challenging due to the sparseness of the T cell repertoire. We developed a Bayesian model using donor and recipient TCR frequencies in murine stem cell transplant systems to define limited common expansion of T cell clones across genetically identical donor-recipient pairs. A subset of donor CD4 T cell clonotypes differentially expanded in identical recipients and were microbiota dependent. Microbiota-specific T cells augmented GVHD lethality and could target microbial antigen presented by gastrointestinal epithelium during an alloreactive response. The microbiota thus serves as a source of cognate antigen that contributes to clonotypic T cell expansion and the induction of GVHD independent of donor-recipient genetics.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE267178 | GEO | 2024/06/03
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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