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T cell receptor signal strength in Treg and iNKT cell development as revealed by a novel fluorescent reporter mouse
T cell receptor signal strength in Treg and iNKT cell development demonstrated by a novel fluorescent reporter mouse
Generation of a Nur77 reporter mouse is used to demonstrate TCR signal strength during thymic selection and peripheral maintenance of conventional and nonconventional T cell subsets and presents a novel tool for studying antigen receptor activation in vivo
Antigen-Dependent versus -Independent Activation of Invariant NKT Cells during Infection
Steady-state production of IL-4 modulates immunity in mouse strains and is determined by lineage diversity of iNKT cells.
Invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) can produce copious amounts of interleukin 4 (IL-4) early during infection. However, indirect evidence suggests they may produce this immunomodulatory cytokine in the steady state. Through intracellular staining for transcription factors, we have defined three subsets of iNKT cells (NKT1, NKT2 and NKT17) that produced distinct cytokines; these represented diverse lineages and not developmental stages, as previously thought. These subsets exhibited substantial interstrain variation in numbers. In several mouse strains, including BALB/c, NKT2 cells were abundant and were stimulated by self ligands to produce IL-4. In those strains, steady-state IL-4 conditioned CD8(+) T cells to become 'memory-like', increased serum concentrations of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and caused dendritic cells to produce chemokines. Thus, iNKT cell-derived IL-4 altered immunological properties under normal steady-state conditions.11234185Nsciescopu