TY - JOUR
T1 - PI16 is expressed by a subset of human memory Treg with enhanced migration to CCL17 and CCL20
AU - Nicholson, Ian
AU - Mavrangelos, C
AU - Bird, Daniel
AU - Bresatz-Atkins, Suzanne
AU - Eastaff-Leung, Nicola
AU - Grose, Randall
AU - Gundsambuu, Batjargal
AU - Hill, Danika
AU - Millard, Debbrah
AU - Sadlon, Timothy
AU - to, sarah
AU - Zola, Heddy
AU - Barry, Simon
AU - Krumbiegel, Doreen
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - The peptidase inhibitor PI16 was shown previously by microarray analysis to be over-expressed by CD4-positive/CD25-positive Treg compared with CD4-positive/CD25-negative Th cells. Using a monoclonal antibody to the human PI16 protein, we found that PI16-positive Treg have a memory (CD45RO-positive) phenotype and express higher levels of FOXP3 than PI16-negative Treg. PI16-positive Treg are functional in suppressor assays . in vitro with potency similar to PI16-negative Treg. Further phenotyping of the PI16-positive Treg revealed that the chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR6 are expressed by more of the PI16-positive/CD45RO-positive Treg compared with PI16-negative/CD45RO-positive Treg or Th cells. PI16-positive Treg showed enhanced . in vitro migration towards the inflammatory chemokines CCL17 and CCL20, suggesting they can migrate to sites of inflammation. We conclude that PI16 identifies a novel distinct subset of functional memory Treg which can migrate to sites of inflammation and regulate the pro-inflammatory response at those sites.
AB - The peptidase inhibitor PI16 was shown previously by microarray analysis to be over-expressed by CD4-positive/CD25-positive Treg compared with CD4-positive/CD25-negative Th cells. Using a monoclonal antibody to the human PI16 protein, we found that PI16-positive Treg have a memory (CD45RO-positive) phenotype and express higher levels of FOXP3 than PI16-negative Treg. PI16-positive Treg are functional in suppressor assays . in vitro with potency similar to PI16-negative Treg. Further phenotyping of the PI16-positive Treg revealed that the chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR6 are expressed by more of the PI16-positive/CD45RO-positive Treg compared with PI16-negative/CD45RO-positive Treg or Th cells. PI16-positive Treg showed enhanced . in vitro migration towards the inflammatory chemokines CCL17 and CCL20, suggesting they can migrate to sites of inflammation. We conclude that PI16 identifies a novel distinct subset of functional memory Treg which can migrate to sites of inflammation and regulate the pro-inflammatory response at those sites.
KW - Lymphocyte migration
KW - Memory Treg
KW - Peptidase inhibitor 16
KW - Regulatory T cells
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cellimm.2012.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cellimm.2012.04.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0008-8749
VL - 275
SP - 12
EP - 18
JO - Cellular Immunology
JF - Cellular Immunology
IS - 1-2
ER -