Numbers and odds: TCR repertoire size and its age changes impacting on T cell functions

N Weng - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
A vast array of αβ T cell receptors (TCRs) is generated during T cell development in the
thymus through V (D) J recombination, which involves the rearrangement of multiple V, D …

The perception and response of T cells to a changing environment are based on the law of initial value

ES Huseby, E Teixeiro - Science signaling, 2022 - science.org
αβ T cells are critical components of the adaptive immune system and are capable of
inducing sterilizing immunity after pathogen infection and eliminating transformed tumor …

Innate-like T cell subset commitment in the murine thymus is independent of TCR characteristics and occurs during proliferation

VK Karnaukhov, AL Le Gac… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
How T-cell receptor (TCR) characteristics determine subset commitment during T-cell
development is still unclear. Here, we addressed this question for innate-like T cells …

Immune equilibrium depends on the interaction between recognition and presentation landscapes

D Shevyrev, V Tereshchenko, V Kozlov - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we described the structure and organization of antigen-recognizing
repertoires of B and T cells from the standpoint of modern immunology. We summarized the …

Compartmentalization and persistence of dominant (regulatory) T cell clones indicates antigen skewing in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

G Mijnheer, NH Servaas, JY Leong, A Boltjes… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Autoimmune inflammation is characterized by tissue infiltration and expansion of antigen-
specific T cells. Although this inflammation is often limited to specific target tissues, it …

The enigmatic nature of the TCR-pMHC interaction: implications for CAR-T and TCR-T engineering

DV Shevyrev, VP Tereshchenko… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The interaction of the T-cell receptor (TCR) with a peptide in the major histocompatibility
complex (pMHC) plays a central role in the adaptive immunity of higher chordates. Due to …

SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell longevity correlates with Th17-like phenotype

K Terahara, T Sato, Y Adachi, K Tonouchi, T Onodera… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Determinants of memory T cell longevity following severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remain unknown. In addition, phenotypes associated …

[HTML][HTML] The histone methyltransferase Mixed-lineage-leukemia-1 drives T cell phenotype via Notch signaling in diabetic tissue repair

WJ Melvin, TM Bauer, KD Mangum, CO Audu… - JCI …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immune cell–mediated inflammation is important in normal tissue regeneration but can be
pathologic in diabetic wounds. Limited literature exists on the role of CD4+ T cells in normal …

Aberrant adaptive immune response underlies genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis

A Tsareva, PV Shelyakin, IA Shagina… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a major threat worldwide, although only a fraction
of infected individuals develops tuberculosis (TB). TB susceptibility is shaped by multiple …

A hierarchy of selection pressures determines the organization of the T cell receptor repertoire

M Mark, S Reich-Zeliger, E Greenstein… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We systematically examine the receptor repertoire in T cell subsets in young, adult, and
LCMV-infected mice. Somatic recombination generates diversity, resulting in the limited …