| First Author | Sercan Alp Ö | Year | 2015 |
| Journal | Eur J Immunol | Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | 975-87 |
| PubMed ID | 25639669 | Mgi Jnum | J:229267 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5751359 | Doi | 10.1002/eji.201445295 |
| Citation | Sercan Alp O, et al. (2015) Memory CD8(+) T cells colocalize with IL-7(+) stromal cells in bone marrow and rest in terms of proliferation and transcription. Eur J Immunol 45(4):975-87 |
| abstractText | It is believed that memory CD8(+) T cells are maintained in secondary lymphoid tissues, peripheral tissues, and BM by homeostatic proliferation. Their survival has been shown to be dependent on IL-7, but it is unclear where they acquire it. Here we show that in murine BM, memory CD8(+) T cells individually colocalize with IL-7(+) reticular stromal cells. The T cells are resting in terms of global transcription and do not express markers of activation, for example, 4-1BB (CD137), IL-2, or IFN-gamma, despite the expression of CD69 on about 30% of the cells. Ninety-five percent of the memory CD8(+) T cells in BM are in G0 phase of cell cycle and do not express Ki-67. Less than 1% is in S/M/G2 of cell cycle, according to propidium iodide staining. While previous publications have estimated the extent of proliferation of CD8(+) memory T cells on the basis of BrdU incorporation, we show here that BrdU itself induces proliferation of CD8(+) memory T cells. Taken together, the present results suggest that CD8(+) memory T cells are maintained as resting cells in the BM in dedicated niches with their survival conditional on IL-7 receptor signaling. |
