Article
Origin, trafficking, and intraepithelial fate of gut-tropic T cells.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 26 Aug 2013
Guy-Grand Delphine, Vassalli Pierre, Eberl Gerard, Pereira Pablo, Burlen-Defranoux Odile, Lemaitre Fabrice, Di Santo James P, Freitas Antonio A, Cumano Ana, Bandeira Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The small intestine epithelium (SI-Ep) harbors millions of unconventional (γδ and CD4(-) CD8(-) NK1.1(-) TCRαβ) and conventional (CD8αβ and CD4) T cells, designated intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs). Here, we identified the circulating pool of SI-Ep-tropic T cells and studied their capacity to colonize the SI-Ep under steady-state conditions in SPF mice. Developmentally regulated levels of α4β7 endowed recent...
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