Osteoprotegerin-dependent M cell self-regulation balances gut infection and immunity

Microfold cells (M cells) sit at the gut epithelial surface to sample antigens and maintain local immune homeostasis. Here the authors show that M cells are feedback-regulated by M cell-originated osteoprotegerin (OPG) to suppress RNAKL-induced M cell differentiation, and that OPG deficiency alters...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Kimura, Yutaka Nakamura, Nobuhide Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Eiryo Kawakami, Mami Mutoh, Hiromi Takahashi-Iwanaga, Takahiro Yamada, Meri Hisamoto, Midori Nakamura, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Shintaro Sato, Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Toshihiko Iwanaga, Koji Hase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13883-y