PD-L1+ and XCR1+ dendritic cells are region-specific regulators of gut homeostasis

Dendritic cells initiate and regulate adaptive immunity and differ according to gut anatomical location. Here the authors show that DC residing in the upper and lower intestines show differential PD-L1 and XCR1 expression and drive specific T cell responses to prevent gut inflammation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thais G. Moreira, Davide Mangani, Laura M. Cox, Jeffrey Leibowitz, Eduardo. L. C. Lobo, Mariana A. Oliveira, Christian D. Gauthier, Brenda N. Nakagaki, Valerie Willocq, Anya Song, Lydia Guo, David C. A. Lima, Gopal Murugaiyan, Oleg Butovsky, Galina Gabriely, Ana C. Anderson, Rafael M. Rezende, Ana Maria C. Faria, Howard L. Weiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25115-3