Profiling the lymphoid-resident T cell pool reveals modulation by age and microbiota

Aurélie Durand, Alexandra Audemard-Verger, Vincent Guichard, Raphaël Mattiuz, Arnaud Delpoux, Pauline Hamon, Nelly Bonilla, Matthieu Rivière, Jérôme Delon, Bruno Martin, Cédric Auffray, Alexandre Boissonnas, Bruno Lucas

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Abstract

Despite being implicated in non-lymphoid tissues, non-recirculating T cells may also exist in secondary lymphoid organs (SLO). However, a detailed characterization of this lymphoid-resident T cell pool has not yet been done. Here we show that a substantial proportion of CD4 regulatory (Treg) and memory (Tmem) cells establish long-term residence in the SLOs of specific pathogen-free mice. Of these SLOs, only T cell residence within Peyer's patches is affected by microbiota. Resident CD4 Treg and CD4 Tmem cells from lymph nodes and non-lymphoid tissues share many phenotypic and functional characteristics. The percentage of resident T cells in SLOs increases considerably with age, with S1PR1 downregulation possibly contributing to this altered homeostasis. Our results thus show that T cell residence is not only a hallmark of non-lymphoid tissues, but can be extended to secondary lymphoid organs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number68
JournalNature Communications
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

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