Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
We are sorry, but NCBI web applications do not support your browser and may not function properly. More information
    Nat Immunol. 2007 Sep;8(9):931-41. Epub 2007 Aug 12.

    Regulatory T cells expressing interleukin 10 develop from Foxp3+ and Foxp3- precursor cells in the absence of interleukin 10.

    Source

    Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.

    Abstract

    CD4(+) regulatory T cells (T(reg) cells) that produce interleukin 10 (IL-10) are important contributors to immune homeostasis. We generated mice with a 'dual-reporter' system of the genes encoding IL-10 and the transcription factor Foxp3 to track T(reg) subsets based on coordinate or differential expression of these genes. Secondary lymphoid tissues, lung and liver had enrichment of Foxp3(+)IL-10(-) T(reg) cells, whereas the large and small intestine had enrichment of Foxp3(+)IL-10(+) and Foxp3(-)IL-10(+) T(reg) cells, respectively. Although negative for Il10 expression, both Foxp3(+) and Foxp3(-) CD4(+) thymic precursor cells gave rise to peripheral IL-10(+) T(reg) cells, with only Foxp3(-) precursor cells giving rise to all T(reg) subsets. Each T(reg) subset developed in IL-10-deficient mice, but this was blocked by treatment with antibody to transforming growth factor-beta. Thus, Foxp3(+) and Foxp3(-) precursor cells give rise to peripheral IL-10-expressing T(reg) cells by a mechanism dependent on transforming growth factor-beta and independent of IL-10.

    Comment in

    • Regula'ten' the gut. [Nat Immunol. 2007]
    PMID:
    17694059
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

      Supplemental Content

      Icon for Nature Publishing Group

      Save items

      Recent activity

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      Write to the Help Desk