The TCR assigns naive T cells to a preferred lymph node
DOI10.5281/zenodo.12723124Zenodo12723124MaRDI QIDQ6720196
Dataset published at Zenodo repository.
Simon Fillatreau, Jörg Kirberg, Peter de Greef, Rob J. De Boer, Sospeter Njeru, Claudia Benz, Fabien Agenès, Bernard Malissen
Publication date: 11 July 2024
Naive T cells recirculate between the spleen and lymph nodes where they mount immune responses when meeting dendritic cells presenting foreign antigen. As this may happen anywhere, naive T cells ought to visit all lymph nodes. Here, deep sequencing almost-complete TCR-repertoires led to a comparison of different lymph nodes within and between individual mice. We find strong evidence for a deterministic CD4/CD8 lineage choice and a consistent spatial structure. Specifically, some T cells show a preference for one or multiple lymph nodes, suggesting that their TCR interacts with locally presented (self-)peptides. These findings are mirrored in TCR-transgenic mice showing localized CD69-expression, retention, and cell division. Thus, naïve T cells intermittently sense antigenically dissimilar niches, which is expected to affect their homeostatic competition.
This page was built for dataset: The TCR assigns naive T cells to a preferred lymph node
