Human Gene Set: GSE21380_NON_TFH_VS_TFH_CD4_TCELL_DN


Standard name GSE21380_NON_TFH_VS_TFH_CD4_TCELL_DN
Systematic name M7502
Brief description Genes down-regulated in CD4 [GeneID=920] T cells: non-Tfh versus Tfh (T follicular helper).
Full description or abstract CD4 T cell help is critical for both the generation and maintenance of germinal centers, and T follicular helper (TFH) cells are the CD4 T cell subset required for this process. SAP (SH2D1A) expression in CD4 T cells is essential for germinal center development. However, SAP-deficient mice have only a moderate defect in TFH differentiation as defined by common TFH surface markers. CXCR5+ TFH cells are found within the germinal center as well as along the boundary regions of T/B cell zones. Here we show that germinal center associated T cells (GC TFH) can be identified by their co-expression of CXCR5 and the GL7 epitope, allowing for phenotypic and functional analysis of TFH and GC TFH populations. Here we show GC TFH are a functionally discrete subset of further polarized TFH cells, with enhanced B cell help capacity and a specialized ability to produce IL-4 in a TH2-independent manner. Strikingly, SAP-deficient mice have an absence of the GC TFH subset and SAP- TFH are defective in IL-4 and IL-21 production. We further demonstrate that SLAM (Slamf1, CD150), a surface receptor that utilizes SAP signaling, is specifically required for IL-4 production by GC TFH. GC TFH cells require IL-4 and IL-21 production for optimal help to B cells. These data illustrate complexities of SAP-dependent SLAM family receptor signaling, revealing a prominent role for SLAM receptor ligation in IL-4 production by germinal center CD4 T cells but not in TFH and GC TFH differentiation.
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Source publication Pubmed 20525889   Authors: Yusuf I,Kageyama R,Monticelli L,Johnston RJ,Ditoro D,Hansen K,Barnett B,Crotty S
Exact source GSE21380_2730_200_DN
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Contributed by Jernej Godec (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
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