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CD4+ CD25++ FOXP3 low nTreg / tTreg

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  • Origin: Thymus

  • Markers: CD4 +, CD25 high, CD62L +, CTLA-4 -, FOXP3 low, CD45RA +, CD45RO -, HLA-DR -, CD95 -


The thymus-derived CD4+ CD25 high FOXP3 low nTreg / tTreg are thought to be ‘natural’ Treg cells

Originate in the thymus and emigrate as naive CD45RA+ T cells into the periphery
Sakaguchi et al. 2010 Nature 10: 490
Maslanka et al. 2017 PloS One 12(1): e0170021

Thymic Tregs (tTregs, also nTregs) derive from thymocytes and are educated against self-antigen
Josefowicz et al. 2012 Annu Rev Immunol 30: 531-564

Tregs develop in the thymus and migrate to the periphery, c…