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Recent advances in γδ T cell biology: New ligands, new functions, and new translational perspectives

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dc.creator Dieter Kabelitz
dc.creator Julie Dechanet-Merville
dc.date 2021-02-12T01:05:35Z
dc.date 2021-02-12T01:05:35Z
dc.date 2016-04-07 11:22:02
dc.date 2016
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-18T19:28:50Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-18T19:28:50Z
dc.identifier 18900
dc.identifier 16648714
dc.identifier https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/57758
dc.identifier http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Recent_Advances_in_d_T-Cell_Biology_New_Ligands_New_Functions_and_New_Translational_Perspectives/801
dc.identifier http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/2041/recent-advances-in-t-cell-biology-new-ligands-new-functions-translational-perspective
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249573
dc.description Gamma/delta (γδ) T-cells are a small subset of T-lymphocytes in the peripheral circulation but constitute a major T-cell population at other anatomical localizations such as the epithelial tissues. In contrast to conventional a/ß T-cells, the available number of germline genes coding for T-cell receptor (TCR) variable elements of γδ T-cells is very small. Moreover, there is a prefential localization of γδ T-cells expressing given Vgamma and Vdelta genes in certain tissues. In humans, γδ T-cells expressing the Vg9Vd2-encoded TCR account for anywhere between 50 and >95% of peripheral blood γδ T-cells, whereas cells expressing non-Vd2 genes dominate in mucosal tissues. In mice, there is an ordered appearance of γδ T-cell „waves“ during embryonic development, resulting in preferential localization of γδ T-cells expressing distinct VgammaVdelta genes in the skin, the reproductive organs, or gut epithelia. The major function of γδ T-cells resides in local immunosurveillance and immune defense against infection and malignancy. This is supported by the identification of ligands that are selectively recognized by the γδ TCR. As an example, human Vgamma9Vdelta2 T-cells recognize phosphorylated metabolites („phosphoantigens“) that are secreted by many pathogens but can also be overproduced by tumor cells, providing a basis for a role of these γδ T-cells in both anti-infective and anti-tumor immunity. Similarly, the recognition of endothelial protein C receptor by human non-Vdelta2 γδ T-cells has recently been identified to provide a link for the role for such γδ T-cells in immunity against epithelial tumor cells and cytomegalovirus-infected endothelial cells. In addition to „classical“ functions such as cytokine production and cytotoxicity, recent studies suggest that subsets of γδ T-cells can exert additional functions such as regulatory activity and – quite surpisingly – „professional“ antigen-presenting capacity. It is currently not well known how this tremendous extent of functional plasticity is regulated and what is the extent of γδ TCR ligand diversity. Due to their non-MHC-restricted recognition of unusual stress-associated ligands, γδ T-cells have raised great interest as to their potential translational application in cell-based immunotherapy. Topics of this Research Focus include: Molecular insights into the activation and differentiation requirements of γδ T-cells, role of pyrophosphates and butyrophilin molecules for the activation of human γδ T-cells, role of γδ T-cells in tumor immunity and in other infectious and non-infectious diseases, and many others. We are most grateful to all colleagues who agreed to write a manuscript. Thanks to their contributions, this E-book presents an up-to-date overview on many facets of the still exciting γδ T-cells.
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Frontiers Media SA
dc.relation Frontiers Research Topics
dc.rights open access
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject RC581-607
dc.subject Infection
dc.subject Butyrophilin 3A1
dc.subject Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
dc.subject cancer immunotherapy
dc.subject IL-17
dc.subject Pyrophosphates
dc.title Recent advances in γδ T cell biology: New ligands, new functions, and new translational perspectives
dc.resourceType book
dc.alternateIdentifier 9782889197842
dc.alternateIdentifier 10.3389/978-2-88919-784-2
dc.licenseCondition Attribution 4.0 International
dc.identifierdoi 10.3389/978-2-88919-784-2
dc.relationisPublishedBy bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae
dc.relationisbn 9782889197842
dc.pages 269


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