Analysis of cell-intrinsic effects of Nr1h4 deficiency on peripheral T cells in mixed BM chimeras. (A) Bulk T cells from CD4-CreNr1h2+/+ (CD45.2+) and CD4-CreNr1h2fl/fl (CD45.1/.2+) were mixed at a 1:1 ratio and transferred into Tcrb−/−Tcrd−/− recipient mice. Percentages of activated (CD44hiCD62Llo) CD4+ T cells at day 7 after transfer. (B–F) CD45.2+ BM (BM) precursor cells from CD4-CreNr1h2+/+, CD4-CreNr1h2fl/+, or CD4-CreNr1h2fl/fl animals were mixed at a 1:1 ratio with CD45.1+ calibrator cells from WT donors and transferred into lethally irradiated mice. Spleens of recipients were analyzed 8 wk after reconstitution. (B) Percentage of activated (CD44hiCD62Llo) cells among WT CD4+ T cells from the calibrator donor (CD45.1+). (C) Contribution of CD45.2+ cells with the indicated genotype to the effector (CD44hiCD62Llo) or naive (CD44loCD62Lhi) CD4+ T cell pool. (D) Ratios of Foxp3− to Foxp3+ CD4+T cell numbers within the CD45.2+ compartment. (E) Ratios of CD8+ to CD4+Foxp3+ T cell numbers within the CD45.2+ compartment. (F) Representative flow cytometry plots of Annexin V staining of effector and naive CD4+ T cells from the spleen of mixed chimeric mice. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 4–7). ns, nonsignificant = P > 0.05; *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001; ****, P < 0.0001. Statistical significance was determined using multiple t tests (A) or one-way ANOVA (B–F) followed by the Holm-Šídák correction. Data are representative of at least two independent experiments.