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To identify the primary cellular source of interleukin-2 in the thymus and determine its role in scaling regulatory T cell differentiation and immune tolerance.

August 21, 2019The Journal of Experimental MedicineOpen Access

IL-2 production by self-reactive CD4 thymocytes scales regulatory T cell generation in the thymus

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SHSaskia HemmersScripps Research Institute MSMichail SchizasMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center EAElham AziziColumbia University

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Single-cell transcriptomic study reveals that self-reactive CD4 thymocytes produce IL-2 to drive regulatory T cell generation, suggesting self-reactivity self-regulates autoimmunity.

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To identify the primary cellular source of interleukin-2 in the thymus and determine its role in scaling regulatory T cell differentiation and immune tolerance.
Profiled thymocyte subsets to identify the cellular source of continuous interleukin-2 production in the thymus.
Conducted single-cell RNA sequencing on CD4 thymocyte populations, including mature CD4 single-positive thymocytes and regulatory T cell precursor cells.
Mature CD4 single-positive thymocytes constituted the predominant source of thymic interleukin-2, which was required to sustain regulatory T cell production and prevent systemic immune activation.
Single-cell transcriptomic profiling demonstrated that interleukin-2 expression was localized to self-reactive CD4 single-positive thymocytes that harbor regulatory T cell precursors, scaling niche capacity based on precursor self-reactivity.

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Hemmers et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa262e792dfe0a384a72c97 https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20190993

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Single-cell transcriptomic study reveals that self-reactive CD4 thymocytes produce IL-2 to drive regulatory T cell generation, suggesting self-reactivity self-regulates autoimmunity.

IL-2 production by self-reactive CD4 thymocytes scales regulatory T cell generation in the thymus

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