Abstract
Cells of the immune system that reside in barrier epithelia provide a first line of defense against pathogens. Langerhans cells (LCs) and CD8 + tissue-resident memory T cells (T RM cells) require active transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β) for epidermal residence. Here we found that integrins α v β 6 and α v β 8 were expressed in non-overlapping patterns by keratinocytes (KCs) and maintained the epidermal residence of LCs and T RM cells by activating latent TGF-β. Similarly, the residence of dendritic cells and T RM cells in the small intestine epithelium also required α v β 6. Treatment of the skin with ultraviolet irradiation decreased integrin expression on KCs and reduced the availability of active TGF-β, which resulted in LC migration. Our data demonstrated that regulated activation of TGF-β by stromal cells was able to directly control epithelial residence of cells of the immune system through a novel mechanism of intercellular communication.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 414-421 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nature immunology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
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