Thymic development of unconventional T cells: how NKT cells, MAIT cells and γδ T cells emerge

DG Pellicci, HF Koay, SP Berzins - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
T cell lineages are defined by specialized functions and differential expression of surface
antigens, cytokines and transcription factors. Conventional CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are the …

Innate lymphoid cells and innate-like T cells in cancer—at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity

B Ruf, TF Greten, F Korangy - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapies targeting conventional T cells have revolutionized systemic treatment for
many cancers, yet only a subset of patients benefit from these approaches. A better …

Role of MR1-driven signals and amphiregulin on the recruitment and repair function of MAIT cells during skin wound healing

A Du Halgouet, A Darbois, M Alkobtawi, M Mestdagh… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Tissue repair processes maintain proper organ function following mechanical or infection-
related damage. In addition to antibacterial properties, mucosal associated invariant T …

Cytomegalovirus infection drives adaptive epigenetic diversification of NK cells with altered signaling and effector function

H Schlums, F Cichocki, B Tesi, J Theorell, V Beziat… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying human natural killer (NK) cell phenotypic and functional
heterogeneity are unknown. Here, we describe the emergence of diverse subsets of human …

γδ T cells producing interleukin-17A regulate adipose regulatory T cell homeostasis and thermogenesis

AC Kohlgruber, ST Gal-Oz, NM LaMarche… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells are situated at barrier sites and guard the body from infection and
damage. However, little is known about their roles outside of host defense in nonbarrier …

γδ T Cells: First Line of Defense and Beyond

Y Chien, C Meyer, M Bonneville - Annual review of immunology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
γδ T cells, αβ T cells, and B cells are present together in all but the most primitive
vertebrates, suggesting that each population contributes to host immune competence …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1 and TIM-3 differentially regulate subsets of mouse IL-17A–producing γδ T cells

SC Edwards, A Hedley, WHM Hoevenaar… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
IL-17A–producing γδ T cells in mice consist primarily of Vγ6+ tissue-resident cells and Vγ4+
circulating cells. How these γδ T cell subsets are regulated during homeostasis and cancer …

Identification of phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cells using MR1 tetramers

A Rahimpour, HF Koay, A Enders, R Clanchy… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Studies on the biology of mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) in mice have
been hampered by a lack of specific reagents. Using MR1-antigen (Ag) tetramers that …

γδ T cell effector functions: a blend of innate programming and acquired plasticity

M Bonneville, RL O'brien, WK Born - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells have several innate cell-like features that allow their early activation
following recognition of conserved stress-induced ligands. Here we review recent …

Regulatory iNKT cells lack expression of the transcription factor PLZF and control the homeostasis of Treg cells and macrophages in adipose tissue

L Lynch, X Michelet, S Zhang, PJ Brennan… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Invariant natural killer T cells (i NKT cells) are lipid-sensing innate T cells that are restricted
by the antigen-presenting molecule CD1d and express the transcription factor PLZF. i NKT …