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IL-21 restricts T follicular regulatory T cell proliferation through Bcl-6 mediated inhibition of responsiveness to IL-2

Authors :
Christoph Jandl
Sue M. Liu
Pablo F. Cañete
Joanna Warren
William E. Hughes
Alexis Vogelzang
Kylie Webster
Maria E. Craig
Gulbu Uzel
Alexander Dent
Polina Stepensky
Bärbel Keller
Klaus Warnatz
Jonathan Sprent
Cecile King
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

IL-21 is central to follicular helper T cell function and germinal centre responses. Here the authors show that IL-21 signalling directly inhibits T follicular regulatory cells by limiting Bcl-6-dependent IL-2 receptor expression.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7d6cbfdd10b44261bcdec7f07420ffa0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14647