Innate-like T cells: A promising asset in anti-cancer immunity. [PDF]
In Nature, Chou et al. identify a subset of innate-like αβ T cells with high cytotoxic potential that accumulate in tumors and elicit an anti-tumor response. Given their capacity to maintain an activation state without undergoing exhaustion, these innate-like T cells may represent effective therapeutic agents for cell-based approaches.
Molgora M, Colonna M.
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Self-reactive, innate-like T cells enhance cytotoxicity and immunosurveillance. [PDF]
Checkpoint blockade and adoptive T cell therapy are efficacious in some patients, but many do not respond to these immunotherapies. Chou et al. recently elucidated the characteristics of a new cell population with greater cytotoxicity, improved tumor homing, and reduced exhaustion compared to conventional cytotoxic T cells.
Barton BE, Chau CH, Figg WD.
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Targeting Innate-Like T Cells in Tuberculosis. [PDF]
Peptide-specific conventional T cells have been major targets for designing most antimycobacterial vaccines. Immune responses mediated by conventional T cells exhibit a delayed onset upon primary infection and are highly variable in different human populations. In contrast, innate-like T cells quickly respond to pathogens and display effector functions
Huang S.
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Polymorphic KIR3DL3 expression modulates tissue-resident and innate-like T cells. [PDF]
Most human killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) are expressed by natural killer (NK) cells and recognize HLA class I molecules as ligands. KIR3DL3 is a conserved but polymorphic inhibitory KIR recognizing a B7 family ligand, HHLA2, and is implicated for immune checkpoint targeting.
Palmer WH +21 more
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PLZF play as an indirect facilitator of thymic retention for the innate-like T-cells to aquire innate-like functions. [PDF]
Cao X +13 more
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Expression of tissue-restricted antigens (TRAs) in thymic epithelial cells (TECs) ensures negative selection of highly self-reactive T cells to establish central tolerance.
Huishan Tao +8 more
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MAITs and their mates: “Innate-like” behaviors in conventional and unconventional T cells
Summary Most CD4 and CD8 T cells are restricted by conventional major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules and mount TCR-dependent adaptive immune responses. In contrast, MAIT, iNKT, and certain γδ TCR bearing cells are characterized by their abilities to recognize antigens presented by unconventional antigen-presenting molecules ...
Hackstein, C-P, Klenerman, P
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The changing immune landscape of innate-like T cells and other innate cells throughout life. [PDF]
Abstract Spectral flow cytometry is an advanced immunological tool that can enable comprehensive analysis of the immune system by simultaneously comparing innate and adaptive immune cells. Here, using a 40‐color antibody panel, we advance our knowledge of innate‐like cells by investigating chemokine receptors and ...
Taheri M +9 more
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Innate-like T lymphocytes in chronic liver disease
In addition to its metabolic activities, it is now clear that the liver hosts a number of diverse immune cell types that control tissue homeostasis.
Maria Papanastasatou +1 more
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Cancer Immunosurveillance by Tissue-Resident Innate Lymphoid Cells and Innate-like T Cells. [PDF]
Abstract Malignancy can be suppressed by the immune system in a process termed immunosurveillance. However, to what extent immunosurveillance occurs in spontaneous cancers and the composition of participating cell types remain obscure.
Dadi S +10 more
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