Expression data on CD4+ Tfh populations from Peyer's Patches of IL-21eGFP BAC transgenic
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ABSTRACT: The production of IL-21 by T follicular helper (Tfh) cells is vital in driving the germinal centre reaction and high affinity antibody formation. However, the degree of Tfh cell heterogeneity and function is not fully understood. Using a novel IL-21eGFP reporter mouse strain, we identified a subpopulation of GFP+ highly differentiated Tfh cells in Peyer’s Patches. In vitro, GFP+ cells that did not co-express IL-17 or Foxp3 were induced by CD3 and CD28 stimulation of naïve CD4+ cells from IL-21eGFP mice in cultures containing IL-6, TGFβ and retinoic acid. In vivo, the differentiation of GFP+Tfh cells in Peyer’s Patches was induced by intestinal bacteria, and required CD4+ T cells and B cells with diverse repertoires. Analysis of the TCRβ repertoire of Peyer’s Patches CD4+ T cell subpopulations demonstrated that GFP+Tfh cells are polyclonal and closely related to GFP-Tfh cells. Importantly, ablation of GFP+ cells resulted in a reduced frequency of Peyer’s Patches germinal center B cells and small but significant shifts in gut microbiome composition. Thus, using a new IL-21-reporter mouse we have identified a subpopulation of Tfh cells induced by the gut microbiota and necessary for optimal Peyer’s Patches germinal center responses.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE77899 | GEO | 2018/01/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA311987
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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