Abstract:Summary
Commensal bacteria shape the colonic regulatory T (Treg) cell population required for intestinal tolerance. However, little is known about this process. Here, we use the transfer of naïve commensal-reactive transgenic T cells expressing colonic Treg TCRs to study peripheral Treg (pTreg) cell development in normal hosts. We found that T cells were activated primarily in the distal mesenteric lymph node. Treg cell induction was rapid, generating >40% Foxp3+ cells one week post-transfer. Contrary to prior… Show more