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PD-L1 signaling on human memory CD4+ T cells induces a regulatory phenotype.

Fanelli, G; Romano, M; Nova-Lamperti, E; Werner Sunderland, M; Nerviani, A; Scottà, C; Bombardieri, M; ... Becker, PD; + view all (2021) PD-L1 signaling on human memory CD4+ T cells induces a regulatory phenotype. PLoS Biology , 19 (4) , Article e3001199. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001199. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Programmed death cell receptor 1 (PD-1) is expressed on T cells upon T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation. PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed in most tumor environments, and its binding to PD-1 on T cells drives them to apoptosis or into a regulatory phenotype. The fact that PD-L1 itself is also expressed on T cells upon activation has been largely neglected. Here, we demonstrate that PD-L1 ligation on human CD25-depleted CD4+ T cells, combined with CD3/TCR stimulation, induces their conversion into highly suppressive T cells. Furthermore, this effect was most prominent in memory (CD45RA-CD45RO+) T cells. PD-L1 engagement on T cells resulted in reduced ERK phosphorylation and decreased AKT/mTOR/S6 signaling. Importantly, T cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients exhibited high basal levels of phosphorylated ERK and following PD-L1 cross-linking both ERK signaling and the AKT/mTOR/S6 pathway failed to be down modulated, making them refractory to the acquisition of a regulatory phenotype. Altogether, our results suggest that PD-L1 signaling on memory T cells could play an important role in resolving inflammatory responses; maintaining a tolerogenic environment and its failure could contribute to ongoing autoimmunity.

Type: Article
Title: PD-L1 signaling on human memory CD4+ T cells induces a regulatory phenotype.
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001199
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001199
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 Fanelli et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
UCL classification: UCL
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 Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Haematology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127202
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