T Follicular Regulatory Cell–Derived Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Production of Autoantibodies and Induction of Systemic Autoimmunity
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Sungnak, Waradon; Wagner, Allon; Kowalczyk, Monika S; Bod, Lloyd; Kye, Yoon-Chul; Sage, Peter T; Sharpe, Arlene H; Sobel, Raymond A; Quintana, Francisco J; Rozenblatt-Rosen, Orit; Regev, Aviv; Wang, Chao; Yosef, Nir; Kuchroo, Vijay K; ... Show more Show less![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/138496/nihms-1640337.pdf.jpg?sequence=4&isAllowed=y)
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© 2020 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc. T follicular regulatory (TFR) cells limit Ab responses, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we identify Fgl2 as a soluble TFR cell effector molecule through single-cell gene expression profiling. Highly expressed by TFR cells, Fgl2 directly binds to B cells, especially light-zone germinal center B cells, as well as to T follicular helper (TFH) cells, and directly regulates B cells and TFH in a context-dependent and type 2 Ab isotype-specific manner. In TFH cells, Fgl2 induces the expression of Prdm1 and a panel of checkpoint molecules, including PD1, TIM3, LAG3, and TIGIT, resulting in TFH cell dysfunction. Mice deficient in Fgl2 had dysregulated Ab responses at steady-state and upon immunization. In addition, loss of Fgl2 results in expansion of autoreactive B cells upon immunization. Consistent with this observation, aged Fgl2-/- mice spontaneously developed autoimmunity associated with elevated autoantibodies. Thus, Fgl2 is a TFR cell effector molecule that regulates humoral immunity and limits systemic autoimmunity.
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2020Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of BiologyJournal
Journal of immunology
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The American Association of Immunologists
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Sungnak, Waradon, Wagner, Allon, Kowalczyk, Monika S, Bod, Lloyd, Kye, Yoon-Chul et al. 2020. "T Follicular Regulatory Cell–Derived Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Production of Autoantibodies and Induction of Systemic Autoimmunity." Journal of immunology, 205 (12).
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