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Extracellular Vesicle-associated GARP/TGFβ:LAP Mediates "Infectious" Allo-tolerance.

William J BurlinghamEwa Jankowska-GanJohn H FechnerChristopher J LittleJianxin WangSeungpyo HongMiraf MollaJeremy A SullivanDavid P Foley
Published in: Transplantation direct (2023)
Like other immune-suppressive components of the Treg exosome, which are produced in a latent form, exosomal GARP/TGFβ:LAP produced by allo-specific regulatory T cells undergoes either immediate activation (1° suppression) or internalization by naive T cells, followed by surface reexpression and subsequent activation (2°), to become suppressive. Our results imply a membrane-associated form of TGFβ:LAP that, like exosomal IL35, can target "bystander" lymphocytes. This new finding implicates exosomal TGFβ:LAP along with Treg-derived GARP as part of the infectious tolerance network.
Keyphrases
  • regulatory t cells
  • transforming growth factor
  • dendritic cells
  • epithelial mesenchymal transition
  • immune response
  • hiv infected
  • signaling pathway
  • antiretroviral therapy