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CD70 expression determines the therapeutic efficacy of expanded human regulatory T cells

Arroyo Hornero, R; Georgiadis, C; Hua, P; Trzupek, D; He, L-Z; Qasim, W; Todd, JA; ... Hester, J; + view all (2020) CD70 expression determines the therapeutic efficacy of expanded human regulatory T cells. Communications Biology , 3 , Article 375. 10.1038/s42003-020-1097-8. Green open access

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Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical mediators of immune homeostasis. The co-stimulatory molecule CD27 is a marker of highly suppressive Tregs, although the role of the CD27-CD70 receptor-ligand interaction in Tregs is not clear. Here we show that after prolonged in vitro stimulation, a significant proportion of human Tregs gain stable CD70 expression while losing CD27. The expression of CD70 in expanded Tregs is associated with a profound loss of regulatory function and an unusual ability to provide CD70-directed co-stimulation to TCRactivated conventional T cells. Genetic deletion of CD70 or its blockade prevents Tregs from delivering this co-stimulatory signal, thus maintaining their regulatory activity. High resolution targeted single-cell RNA sequencing of human peripheral blood confirms the presence of CD27−CD70+ Treg cells. These findings have important implications for Treg-based clinical studies where cells are expanded over extended periods in order to achieve sufficient treatment doses.

Type: Article
Title: CD70 expression determines the therapeutic efficacy of expanded human regulatory T cells
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-1097-8
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-1097-8
Language: English
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10106453
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