Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1111/imm.12859
Publication Title
Immunology
Volume
153
Issue
3
Pages
290-296
Abstract
Regulatory T (Treg) cells expressing Foxp3 transcription factor control homeostasis of the immune system, antigenic responses to commensal and pathogenic microbiota, and immune responses to self and tumour antigens. The Treg cells differentiate in the thymus, along with conventional CD4+ T cells, in processes of positive and negative selection. Another class of Treg cells is generated in peripheral tissues by inducing Foxp3 expression in conventional CD4+ T cells in response to antigenic stimulation. Both thymic and peripheral generation of Treg cells depends on recognition of peptide/MHC ligands by the T-cell receptors (TCR) expressed on thymic Treg precursors or peripheral conventional CD4+ T cells. This review surveys reports describing how thymus Treg cell generation depends on the selecting peptide/MHC ligands and how this process impacts the TCR repertoire expressed by Treg cells. We also describe how Treg cells depend on sustained signalling through the TCR and how they are further regulated by Foxp3 enhancer sequences. Finally, we review the impact of microbiota-derived antigens on the maintenance and functionality of the peripheral pool of Treg cells.
Rights
Web of Science: "Free full-text from publisher."
Original Publication Citation
Kraj, P., & Ignatowicz, L. (2018). The mechanisms shaping the repertoire of CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. Immunology,153(3), 290-296. doi:10.1111/imm.12859
Repository Citation
Kraj, Piotr and Ignatowicz, Leszek, "The Mechanisms Shaping the Repertoire of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Regulatory T Cells" (2018). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 231.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/231
ORCID
0000-0003-2122-5105 (Kraj)
Comments
This research was supported by NIH grants to P.K. : 1 R01 CA151550 and to L.I. : R21AI124056-01 and R01DK099264.