Coincident epithelial signals restrain commensal-specific CD8αβ+ T cells in the intestine
Olsen, T. M.; Dufort, M. J.; Verma, S.; Makani, V. K. K.; Cameron, B.; Gralen, A. R.; Johnson, A. J.; Joglekar, A. V.; Byrd, A. L.; Lacy-Hulbert, A.; Harrison, O. J.
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The intestinal epithelium harbors a large population of microbiota-dependent CD8{beta}+ T cells whose antigen specificity and regulation are ill-defined. By identifying MHCIa-restricted TCRs and generating tetramers against the gut commensal Segmented Filamentous Bacteria, we demonstrate that a single commensal species drives a clonally expanded, antigen-specific CD8{beta}+ T cell within the intraepithelial lymphocyte compartment. Mechanistically, the intestinal epithelium coordinates coincident signals governing this population: peptide:MHC-dependent TCR engagement drives pIEL accumulation, while v{beta}6-mediated TGF{beta} activation restraints effector cell differentiation. Perturbation of epithelial cell-mediated TGF{beta} activation diverts commensal-specific CD8+ T cells toward inflammatory differentiation states transcriptionally convergent with those observed in ulcerative colitis. The intestinal epithelium thus functions as a dual-signal organizer of commensal-specific CD8+ T cell responses, coupling differentiation to restraint through spatially coincident molecular cues.
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