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B lymphocytes confer immune tolerance via cell surface GARP-TGF-β complex.
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- Lymphocytes Change Their Phenotype and Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Blunting specific T-dependent antibody responses with engineered "decoy" B cells.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2024Article
- Role of transforming growth factor-β in peripheral nerve regeneration.Neural regeneration research · 2024Review
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- GARP on hepatic stellate cells is essential for the development of liver fibrosis.Journal of hepatology · 2023Article
- TGFβ control of immune responses in cancer: a holistic immuno-oncology perspective.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2023Review
- Transcriptome Analysis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Cells Inducibly Expressing MyD88 L265P Mutation Identifies Upregulated CD44, LGALS3, NFKBIZ, and BATF as Downstream Targets of Oncogenic NF-κB Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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- Selective targeting of GARP-LTGFβ axis in the tumor microenvironment augments PD-1 blockade via enhancing CD8Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2022Article
- Safety, immunological effects and clinical response in a phase I trial of umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with treatment refractory SLE.Lupus science & medicine · 2022Article
- Development of a Platelet-Related Prognostic Model for Colorectal Cancer.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- GARP as a Therapeutic Target for the Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Cancer and Autoimmunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- New perspectives on the regulation of germinal center reactionFrontiers in immunology · 2022Review
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- An evaluation of the recognised systemic inflammatory biomarkers of chronic sub-optimal inflammation provides evidence for inflammageing (IFA) during multiple sclerosis (MS).Immunity & ageing : I & A · 2021Review
- GARP Correlates With Tumor-Infiltrating T-Cells and Predicts the Outcome of Gastric Cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- TGF-β-secreting regulatory B cells: unsung players in immune regulation.Clinical & translational immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
GARP, a cell surface docking receptor for binding and activating latent TGF-β, is highly expressed by platelets and activated Tregs. While GARP is implicated in immune invasion in cancer, the roles of the GARP-TGF-β axis in systemic autoimmune diseases are unknown. Although B cells do not express GARP at baseline, we found that the GARP-TGF-β complex is induced on activated human and mouse B cells by ligands for multiple TLRs, including TLR4, TLR7, and TLR9. GARP overexpression on B cells inhibited their proliferation, induced IgA class-switching, and dampened T cell-independent antibody production. In contrast, B cell-specific deletion of GARP-encoding gene Lrrc32 in mice led to development of systemic autoimmune diseases spontaneously as well as worsening of pristane-induced lupus-like disease. Canonical TGF-β signaling more readily upregulates GARP in Peyer patch B cells than in splenic B cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that B cells are required for the induction of oral tolerance of T cell-dependent antigens via GARP. Our studies reveal for the first time to our knowledge that cell surface GARP-TGF-β is an important checkpoint for regulating B cell peripheral tolerance, highlighting a mechanism of autoimmune disease pathogenesis.
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