γδ T cells as critical anti-tumor immune effectors

M Arias-Badia, R Chang, L Fong - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
While the effector cells that mediate anti-tumor immunity have historically been attributed to
αβ T cells and natural killer cells, γδ T cells are now being recognized as a complementary …

A Ménage à trois: NLRC5, immunity, and metabolism

F Brunschwiler, S Nakka, J Guerra… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs) NLR family
CARD domain-containing protein 5 (NLRC5) and Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex …

Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers

TS Fulford, C Soliman, RG Castle, M Rigau… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Butyrophilin (BTN) molecules are emerging as key regulators of T cell immunity; however,
how they trigger cell-mediated responses is poorly understood. Here, the crystal structure of …

Structures of human γδ T cell receptor–CD3 complex

W Xin, B Huang, X Chi, Y Liu, M Xu, Y Zhang, X Li… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Gamma delta (γδ) T cells, a unique T cell subgroup, are crucial in various immune
responses and immunopathology1-3. The γδ T cell receptor (TCR), generated by γδ T cells …

Two natural compounds as potential inhibitors against the Helicobacter pylori and Acinetobacter baumannii IspD enzymes

X Chen, H Zhao, C Wang, M Hamed, Q Shang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In a vast majority of bacteria, protozoa and plants, the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP)
pathway is utilized for the synthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) and dimethylallyl …

Novel insights into regulation of butyrophilin molecules: critical components of cancer immunosurveillance by γδ T cells

D Kabelitz - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Members of the butyrophilin (BTN) family of transmembrane molecules play an important
role in the activation of human γδ T cells. In recent years, it has been discovered that …

Enhanced Plasma Stability and Potency of Aryl/Acyloxy Prodrugs of a BTN3A1 Ligand

U Singh, G Pawge, S Rani, CHC Hsiao… - ACS medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
While ester-based phosphonate prodrugs excel at delivering payloads into cells, their
instability in plasma is a hurdle for their advancement. Here, we synthesized new …

The Evolving Portrait of γδ TCR Recognition Determinants

CL Sok, J Rossjohn, BS Gully - The Journal of Immunology, 2024 - journals.aai.org
In αβ T cells, immunosurveillance is enabled by the αβ TCR, which corecognizes peptide,
lipid, or small-molecule Ags presented by MHC-and MHC class I–like Ag-presenting …

The potential of γδ CAR and TRuC T cells: An unearthed treasure

WW Schamel, M Zintchenko, T Nguyen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have witnessed the success of αβ T cells engineered to express chimeric
antigen receptors (CARs) in treating haematological cancers. CARs combine the tumour …

Synthesis and evaluation of (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl diphosphate analogs as competitive partial agonists of butyrophilin 3A1

R Singh, S Rani, Y Jin, CHC Hsiao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phosphoantigens (pAgs) induce conformational changes after binding to the intracellular
region of BTN3A1 which result in its clustering with BTN2A1, forming an activating ligand for …