Adaptive immunity to retroelements promotes barrier integrity
Alexandria C. Wells, Djalma Souza Lima-Junior, Verena M. Link, Margery G. Smelkinson, Siddharth R. Krishnamurthy, Liang Chi, Elisha Segrist, Claudia A. Rivera, Ana Teijeiro, Nicolas Jean Bouladoux, Yasmine Belkaid
The paper shows that mild detergent exposure reactivates retroelements, inducing CD8+ T cells that enhance skin wound repair through IL-17A.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2024 · PreprintImmunology