Transcriptional profiling of IL-10 producing vs non producing human TFR2 cells
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ABSTRACT: Background information: Antibody responses to most infectious and food protein antigens depend on help to B cells from specialised T follicular helper (Tfh) cells. A subset of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) has been described in mice, with a prominent role in repressing germinal center reactions that are critical for memory B cell formation and long-lived antibody responses. These specialised Tregs co-opt the Bcl-6-dependent Tfh differentiation pathway in order to access the B cell-rich follicles and have therefore been designated as T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells. Preliminary results: We identified a unique Bcl-6-expressing follicular regulatory T cell in human secondary lymphoid tissue, designated hereafter as Tfr2 cells, that lacks Foxp3 expression and the thymic-imprinted Foxp3 methylation pattern, but shares expression of key Treg molecules. Interestingly, 25% of these cells are the predominant source of T cell-derived IL-10 in human tonsil, an important cytokine with immunomodulatory properties. Aims of this study: We performed transcriptional profiling using affymetrix microarrays to interrogate wether IL-10 producing vs non producing human Tfr2 cells were fundamentally different subsets.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE79887 | GEO | 2016/04/05
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA317424
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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