Distinct dendritic cell subsets dictate the fate decision between effector and memory CD8+ T cell differentiation by a CD24-dependent mechanism

Taeg S. Kim, Stacey A. Gorski, Steven Hahn, Kenneth M. Murphy, Thomas J. Braciale

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Abstract

The contribution of different DC subsets to effector and memory CD8+ Tcell generation during infection and the mechanism by which DCs controls these fate decisions is unclear. Here we demonstrated that the CD103+ and CD11bhi migratory respiratory DC (RDC) subsets after influenza virus infection activated naive virus-specific CD8+ Tcells differentially. CD103+ RDCs supported the generation of CD8+ T effector (Teff) cells, which migrate from lymph nodes to the infected lungs. In contrast, migrant CD11bhi RDCs activated CD8+ Tcells characteristic of central memory CD8+ T (CD8+ Tcm) cells including retention within the draining lymph nodes. CD103+ RDCs expressed CD24 at an elevated level, contributing to the propensity of this DC subpopulation to support CD8+ Teff cell differentiation. Mechanistically, CD24 was shown to regulate CD8+ Tcell activation through HMGB1-mediated engagement of Tcell RAGE. Thus, there is distribution of labor among DC subsets in regulating CD8+ Tcell differentiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)400-413
Number of pages14
JournalImmunity
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 20 2014

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