Targeting Antigen to Mouse Dendritic Cells via Clec9A Induces Potent CD4 T Cell Responses Biased toward a Follicular Helper Phenotype

Autor: Wei Shi, Chin-Nien Lee, Irina Caminschi, Susie Kitsoulis, Scott N. Mueller, Andrew M. Lew, Ken Shortman, Soo San Wan, Gordon K. Smyth, David Vremec, Fatma Ahmet, Belinda Phipson, Yu Kato, Mireille H. Lahoud, Gayle M. Davey, William R. Heath
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: The Journal of Immunology. 187:842-850
ISSN: 1550-6606
0022-1767
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101176
Popis: Three surface molecules of mouse CD8+ dendritic cells (DCs), also found on the equivalent human DC subpopulation, were compared as targets for Ab-mediated delivery of Ags, a developing strategy for vaccination. For the production of cytotoxic T cells, DEC-205 and Clec9A, but not Clec12A, were effective targets, although only in the presence of adjuvants. For Ab production, however, Clec9A excelled as a target, even in the absence of adjuvant. Potent humoral immunity was a result of the highly specific expression of Clec9A on DCs, which allowed longer residence of targeting Abs in the bloodstream, prolonged DC Ag presentation, and extended CD4 T cell proliferation, all of which drove highly efficient development of follicular helper T cells. Because Clec9A shows a similar expression pattern on human DCs, it has particular promise as a target for vaccines of human application.
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