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Non-deletional CD8+ T cell self-tolerance permits responsiveness but limits tissue damage


ABSTRACT: Self-specific CD8+ T cells often escape clonal deletion, but the properties and capabilities of such cells in a physiological setting are unclear. We characterized polyclonal CD8+ T cells specific for the melanocyte antigen tyrosinase-related protein 2 (Trp2) in mice that express or lack this enzyme due to deficiency in Dct, which encodes Trp2. The size, phenotype, and gene expression profile of the pre-immune Trp2/Kb-specific pool were similar in wild-type (WT) and Dct-deficient (Dct-/-) mice. Despite comparable initial responses to Trp2 immunization, WT Trp2/Kb-specific cells showed blunted expansion, and scRNAseq revealed WT cells less readily differentiated into a CD25+ proliferative population. Functional self-tolerance clearly emerged when assessing immunopathology: adoptively transferred WT Trp2/Kb-specific cells mediated vitiligo much less efficiently. Hence, CD8+ T cell self-specificity is poorly predicted by precursor frequency, phenotype or even initial responsiveness, while deficient activation-induced CD25 expression and other gene expression characteristics may help to identify functionally tolerant cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE171221 | GEO | 2021/04/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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