Bim regulates the survival and suppressive capability of CD8+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells during murine GVHD

Kimberle A. Agle, Benjamin G. Vincent, Clint Piper, Ludovic Belle, Vivian Zhou, Warren D. Shlomchik, Jonathan S. Serody, William R. Drobyski

Blood · 2018 · 45 citations · 44 references

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Key Points CD8+ Tregs possess a proapoptotic phenotype when compared with CD4+ Tregs, which is characterized by an inversion of the Bim/Mcl-1 ratio. Absence of Bim in adoptively transferred CD8+ Tregs results in augmented in vivo survival and superior protection from GVHD.

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