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CELL REPORTS
卷 2, 期 5, 页码 1438-1447出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.10.015
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- Center for Human Immunology (CIH) at Institut Pasteur
- Institut Pasteur
- Inserm
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ImmunoOnco LabEx)
- Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale
- European Research Council starting grant (LymphocyteContacts)
- Philippe Foundation
- Pasteur Foundation
- Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer
Contraction is a critical phase of immunity whereby the vast majority of effector T cells die by apoptosis, sparing a population of long-lived memory cells. Where, when, and why contraction occurs has been difficult to address directly due in large part to the rapid clearance of apoptotic T cells in vivo. To circumvent this issue, we introduced a genetically encoded reporter for caspase-3 activity into naive T cells to identify cells entering the contraction phase. Using two-photon imaging, we found that caspase-3 activity in T cells was maximal at the peak of the response and was associated with loss of motility followed minutes later by cell death. We demonstrated that contraction is a widespread process occurring uniformly in all organs tested and targeting phenotypically diverse T cells. Importantly, we identified a critical window of time during which antigen encounters act to antagonize T cell apoptosis, supporting a causal link between antigen clearance and T cell contraction. Our results offer insight into a poorly explored phase of immunity and provide a versatile methodology to study apoptosis during the development or function of a variety of immune cells in vivo.
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