Altered phenotypic features and diminished expression of putative T reg cell suppressor molecules in the absence of the Dicer-dependent miRNA pathway. (A) Expression of Foxp3, CD25, IL-7Rα, GITR, CTLA4, ICOS, and CD103 on Dicer-deficient T reg (TR) cells, wild-type littermate YFP+ T reg cells (Foxp3Cre/wtDicerfllwt), YFP+ Foxp3Cre/wtDicerfl/fl T reg cells, and YFP+ Foxp3CreDicerfl/fl T reg cells compared with TN cells from wild-type littermates. (B) Expression of IL-10, Ebi3, TGF-β, and granzyme B mRNA in Dicer-deficient T reg (TR) cells (CD4+YFP+; Foxp3Cre/wtDicerfl/fl), wild-type littermate TN cells (CD4+CD25−CD62Lhi), and T reg cells (CD4+YFP+; Foxp3Cre/wtDicerfllwt). Values shown are means ± standard deviation. (C) Ly5.1+ T reg cells were transferred to Foxp3CreDicerfl/fl mice. 5 d after transfer, mice were killed and analyzed by flow cytometry. (D) Resident Dicer-deficient and transferred Dicer-sufficient T reg cells were gated by CD4, Foxp3, and Ly5.1 from total lymphocytes isolated from peripheral lymph nodes (the percentage of cells in the indicated gate is shown). (E) Expression of Ki67, CD25, CD62L, CD73, GITR, CTLA4, and ICOS on recipient Dicer-deficient T reg (TR) cells, transferred wild-type T reg cells (Ly5.1+Dicerwtlwt), and Foxp3− TE cells.