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Elevated CD27 expression marks a population of induced Tregs that correlates with enhanced immune regulation in T1D patients following vaccination with tolerogenic dendritic cells. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to understand the phenotypic changes in induced Tregs and the role of CD27 in their differentiation and function.

March 13, 2026Frontiers in ImmunologyOpen Access

Divergent CD27 expression marks the Treg induction trajectory

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CGChelsea GootjesImmune Regulation (United Kingdom)MSMaurits G. StaalImmune Regulation (United Kingdom)DJDiahann T. S. L. JansenImmune Regulation (United Kingdom)

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Explores how CD27 expression differentiates Treg induction trajectories, implying potential therapeutic monitoring in autoimmune conditions.

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The aim is to understand the phenotypic changes in induced Tregs and the role of CD27 in their differentiation and function.
Induced Tregs in vitro from naive CD4 T cells using tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDCs)
Compared phenotypes to effector T cells induced by pro-inflammatory mDCs
Conducted clustering analysis based on CD27 and other regulatory markers
Identified three clusters of induced Tregs with elevated CD27 expression
Two clusters exhibited a memory-like phenotype with regulatory markers such as TIGIT, PD-1, and CD38
Increased CD27 expression correlates with enhanced inhibition capacity of Treg lines in vitro
Higher ratios of CD27 and TIGIT expressing Tregs to effector T cells post-vaccination were linked to improved immune regulation.

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Gootjes et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3aaa802a1e69014ccb65f https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1756275

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Explores how CD27 expression differentiates Treg induction trajectories, implying potential therapeutic monitoring in autoimmune conditions.

Divergent CD27 expression marks the Treg induction trajectory

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Divergent CD27 expression marks the Treg induction trajectory

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