Th17 cells express diverse functional programs while retaining their Th17 identity, in some cases exhibiting a stem-cell-like phenotype. Whereas the importance of Th17 cell regulation in autoimmune and infectious diseases is firmly established, the signaling pathways controlling their plasticity are undefined. Using a mouse model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, we found that lung CD103(+) dendritic cells (DCs) would produce IL-2, dependent on NFAT signaling, leading to an optimally protective Th17 response. The absence of IL-2 in DCs caused unrestrained production of IL-23 and fatal hyperinflammation, which was characterized by strong Th17 polarization and the emergence of a Th17 stem-cell-like population. Although several cell types may be affected by deficient IL-2 production in DCs, our findings identify the balance between IL-2 and IL-23 productions by lung DCs as an important regulator of the local inflammatory response to infection.

Department of Experimental Medicine University of Perugia 06132 Perugia Italy

Singapore Immunology Network International Clinical Research Center St Anne's University Hospital Brno Brno 65691 Czech Republic

Singapore Immunology Network Singapore 138648 Singapore

Singapore Immunology Network Singapore 138648 Singapore; Department of Experimental Medicine University of Perugia 06132 Perugia Italy

Singapore Immunology Network Singapore 138648 Singapore; National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117456 Singapore

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