Communications Biology (May 2021)

A follicular regulatory Innate Lymphoid Cell population impairs interactions between germinal center Tfh and B cells

  • Margaret H. O’Connor,
  • Roshell Muir,
  • Marita Chakhtoura,
  • Michael Fang,
  • Eirini Moysi,
  • Susan Moir,
  • Alison J. Carey,
  • Alyssa Terk,
  • Carmen N. Nichols,
  • Talibah Metcalf,
  • Constantinos Petrovas,
  • Mark J. Cameron,
  • Virginie Tardif,
  • Elias K. Haddad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02079-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Margaret O’Connor et al. report a new Innate Lymphoid Cell population in human tonsils and lymph nodes that inhibit the functional interaction of follicular helper T cells and germinal center B cells. They show that this cell population is expanded under chronic HIV infection and results in decreased antibody production, suggesting a potential role for these cells in diseases with dysregulated immune responses.