Regulatory T Cells in Skin Facilitate Epithelial Stem Cell Differentiation.
Cell
; 169(6): 1119-1129.e11, 2017 Jun 01.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28552347
The maintenance of tissue homeostasis is critically dependent on the function of tissue-resident immune cells and the differentiation capacity of tissue-resident stem cells (SCs). How immune cells influence the function of SCs is largely unknown. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) in skin preferentially localize to hair follicles (HFs), which house a major subset of skin SCs (HFSCs). Here, we mechanistically dissect the role of Tregs in HF and HFSC biology. Lineage-specific cell depletion revealed that Tregs promote HF regeneration by augmenting HFSC proliferation and differentiation. Transcriptional and phenotypic profiling of Tregs and HFSCs revealed that skin-resident Tregs preferentially express high levels of the Notch ligand family member, Jagged 1 (Jag1). Expression of Jag1 on Tregs facilitated HFSC function and efficient HF regeneration. Taken together, our work demonstrates that Tregs in skin play a major role in HF biology by promoting the function of HFSCs.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Células Madre
/
Linfocitos T Reguladores
/
Folículo Piloso
Límite:
Animals
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article