Choline acetyltransferase-expressing T cells are required to control chronic viral infection.
Science
; 363(6427): 639-644, 2019 02 08.
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| ID: mdl-30733420
Although widely studied as a neurotransmitter, T cell-derived acetylcholine (ACh) has recently been reported to play an important role in regulating immunity. However, the role of lymphocyte-derived ACh in viral infection is unknown. Here, we show that the enzyme choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), which catalyzes the rate-limiting step of ACh production, is robustly induced in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells during lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection in an IL-21-dependent manner. Deletion of Chat within the T cell compartment in mice ablated vasodilation in response to infection, impaired the migration of antiviral T cells into infected tissues, and ultimately compromised the control of chronic LCMV clone 13 infection. Our results reveal a genetic proof of function for ChAT in T cells during viral infection and identify a pathway of T cell migration that sustains antiviral immunity.
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Colina O-Acetiltransferase
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Interleucinas
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos
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Coriomeningite Linfocítica
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article