The Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1 Defines Three Antigen-Experienced CD8 T Cell Subsets with Distinct Roles in Immune Surveillance and Homeostasis

Autor: David Alvarez, Rohit Garg, Anthonie J. Zwijnenburg, Carmen Gerlach, Lisette Waanders, Juan Carlos de la Torre, Ulrich H. von Andrian, Scott Loughhead, E. Ashley Moseman
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Immunity. 45:1270-1284
ISSN: 1074-7613
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.10.018
Popis: Summary Infections induce pathogen-specific T cell differentiation into diverse effectors (Teff) that give rise to memory (Tmem) subsets. The cell-fate decisions and lineage relationships that underlie these transitions are poorly understood. Here, we found that the chemokine receptor CX3CR1 identifies three distinct CD8 + Teff and Tmem subsets. Classical central (Tcm) and effector memory (Tem) cells and their corresponding Teff precursors were CX3CR1 – and CX3CR1 high , respectively. Viral infection also induced a numerically stable CX3CR1 int subset that represented ∼15% of blood-borne Tmem cells. CX3CR1 int Tmem cells underwent more frequent homeostatic divisions than other Tmem subsets and not only self-renewed, but also contributed to the expanding CX3CR1 – Tcm pool. Both Tcm and CX3CR1 int cells homed to lymph nodes, but CX3CR1 int cells, and not Tem cells, predominantly surveyed peripheral tissues. As CX3CR1 int Tmem cells present unique phenotypic, homeostatic, and migratory properties, we designate this subset peripheral memory (tpm) cells and propose that tpm cells are chiefly responsible for the global surveillance of non-lymphoid tissues.
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