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Abstract
Human mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) CD8(+) and Tc17 cells are important tissue-homing cell populations, characterized by high expression of CD161 ((++)) and type-17 differentiation, but their origins and relationships remain poorly defined. By transcriptional and functional analyses, we demonstrate that a pool of polyclonal, precommitted type-17 CD161(++)CD8 alpha beta(+) T cells exist in cord blood, from which a prominent MAIT cell (TCR V alpha 7.2(+)) population emerges postnatally. During this expansion, CD8 alpha alpha T cells appear exclusively within a CD161(++)CD8(+)/MAIT subset, sharing cytokine production, chemokine-receptor expression, TCR-usage, and transcriptional profiles with their CD161(++)CD8 alpha beta(+) counterparts. Our data demonstrate the origin and differentiation pathway of MAIT-cells from a naive type-17 precommitted CD161(++)CD8(+) T-cell pool and the distinct phenotype and function of CD8 alpha alpha cells in man. (Blood. 2012;119(2):422-433)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 422-433 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Blood |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
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Intrahepatic Signals Involve in the Recruitment and Differentiation of IL-17 Secreting T Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Chronic Hepatitis - Fellowship
Oo, Y. (Principal Investigator)
4/01/12 → 5/01/18
Project: Research Councils
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The Molecular Basis of Regulatory T Cell Recruitment to the Inflamed Liver
Adams, D. (Principal Investigator)
2/10/06 → 30/09/09
Project: Research Councils