αßT cell receptors expressed by CD4(-)CD8αß(-) intraepithelial T cells drive their fate into a unique lineage with unusual MHC reactivities.
Immunity
; 41(2): 207-218, 2014 Aug 21.
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ABSTRACT
Coreceptor CD4 and CD8αß double-negative (DN) TCRαß(+) intraepithelial T cells, although numerous, have been greatly overlooked and their contribution to the immune response is not known. Here we used T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing of single cells combined with retrogenic expression of TCRs to study the fate and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) restriction of DN TCRαß(+) intraepithelial T cells. The data show that commitment of thymic precursors to the DN TCRαß(+) lineage is imprinted by their TCR specificity. Moreover, the TCRs they express display a diverse and unusual pattern of MHC restriction that is nonoverlapping with that of CD4(+) or CD8αß(+) T cells, indicating that they sense antigens that are not recognized by the conventional T cell subsets. The new insights indicate that DN TCRαß(+) T cells form a third lineage of TCRαß T lymphocytes expressing a variable TCR repertoire, which serve nonredundant immune functions.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos
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Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos
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Linhagem da Célula
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Immunity
Assunto da revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos