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Suzuki T, Hayman L, Kilbey A, Edwards J, Coffelt SB. Gut γδ T cells as guardians, disruptors, and instigators of cancer. Immunol Rev 2020; 298:198-217. [PMID: 32840001 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide with nearly 2 million cases per year. Immune cells and inflammation are a critical component of colorectal cancer progression, and they are used as reliable prognostic indicators of patient outcome. With the growing appreciation for immunology in colorectal cancer, interest is growing on the role γδ T cells have to play, as they represent one of the most prominent immune cell populations in gut tissue. This group of cells consists of both resident populations-γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes (γδ IELs)-and transient populations that each has unique functions. The homeostatic role of these γδ T cell subsets is to maintain barrier integrity and prevent microorganisms from breaching the mucosal layer, which is accomplished through crosstalk with enterocytes and other immune cells. Recent years have seen a surge in discoveries regarding the regulation of γδ IELs in the intestine and the colon with particular new insights into the butyrophilin family. In this review, we discuss the development, specialities, and functions of γδ T cell subsets during cancer progression. We discuss how these cells may be used to predict patient outcome, as well as how to exploit their behavior for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Toshiyasu Suzuki
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK
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Goodall KJ, Nguyen A, McKenzie C, Eckle SBG, Sullivan LC, Andrews DM. The murine CD94/NKG2 ligand, Qa-1 b, is a high-affinity, functional ligand for the CD8αα homodimer. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:3239-3246. [PMID: 31992596 PMCID: PMC7062157 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The immune co-receptor CD8 molecule (CD8) has two subunits, CD8α and CD8β, which can assemble into homo or heterodimers. Nonclassical (class-Ib) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules (MHC-Ibs) have recently been identified as ligands for the CD8αα homodimer. This was demonstrated by the observation that histocompatibility 2, Q region locus 10 (H2-Q10) is a high-affinity ligand for CD8αα which also binds the MHC-Ib molecule H2-TL. This suggests that MHC-Ib proteins may be an extended source of CD8αα ligands. Expression of H2-T3/TL and H2-Q10 is restricted to the small intestine and liver, respectively, yet CD8αα-containing lymphocytes are present more broadly. Therefore, here we sought to determine whether murine CD8αα binds only to tissue-specific MHC-Ib molecules or also to ubiquitously expressed MHC-Ib molecules. Using recombinant proteins and surface plasmon resonance-based binding assays, we show that the MHC-Ib family furnishes multiple binding partners for murine CD8αα, including H2-T22 and the CD94/NKG2-A/B-activating NK receptor (NKG2) ligand Qa-1b We also demonstrate a hierarchy among MHC-Ib proteins with respect to CD8αα binding, in which Qa-1b > H2-Q10 > TL. Finally, we provide evidence that Qa-1b is a functional ligand for CD8αα, distinguishing it from its human homologue MHC class I antigen E (HLA-E). These findings provide additional clues as to how CD8αα-expressing cells are controlled in different tissues. They also highlight an unexpected immunological divergence of Qa-1b/HLA-E function, indicating the need for more robust studies of murine MHC-Ib proteins as models for human disease.
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- Katharine Jennifer Goodall
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia.
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Ruscher R, Hogquist KA. Development, ontogeny, and maintenance of TCRαβ + CD8αα IEL. Curr Opin Immunol 2019; 58:83-88. [PMID: 31146182 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The intestinal epithelium is the outermost cellular layer that separates the body from the gut lumen. The integrity of this protective mucosal barrier is crucial and maintained by specialized cells-intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL). Much research has been conducted on these cells and our overall understanding of them is increasing rapidly. In this review we focus on the TCRαβ+ subset of CD8αα IEL. We discuss recent studies that shed light on the development, ontogeny, maintenance, and functional characteristics of CD8αα IEL, and highlight yet unanswered questions for future studies.
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- Roland Ruscher
- Center for Immunology and Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Van Kaer L, Olivares-Villagómez D. Development, Homeostasis, and Functions of Intestinal Intraepithelial Lymphocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 200:2235-2244. [PMID: 29555677 PMCID: PMC5863587 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The intestine is continuously exposed to commensal microorganisms, food, and environmental agents and also serves as a major portal of entry for many pathogens. A critical defense mechanism against microbial invasion in the intestine is the single layer of epithelial cells that separates the gut lumen from the underlying tissues. The barrier function of the intestinal epithelium is supported by cells and soluble factors of the intestinal immune system. Chief among them are intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIELs), which are embedded in the intestinal epithelium and represent one of the single largest populations of lymphocytes in the body. Compared with lymphocytes in other parts of the body, iIELs exhibit unique phenotypic, developmental, and functional properties that reflect their key roles in maintaining the intestinal epithelial barrier. In this article, we review the biology of iIELs in supporting normal health and how their dysregulation can contribute to disease.
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- Luc Van Kaer
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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Goodall KJ, Nguyen A, Matsumoto A, McMullen JR, Eckle SB, Bertolino P, Sullivan LC, Andrews DM. Multiple receptors converge on H2-Q10 to regulate NK and γδT-cell development. Immunol Cell Biol 2019; 97:326-339. [PMID: 30537346 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Class Ib major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an extended family of molecules, which demonstrate tissue-specific expression and presentation of monomorphic antigens. These characteristics tend to imbue class Ib MHC with unique functions. H2-Q10 is potentially one such molecule that is overexpressed in the liver but its immunological function is not known. We have previously shown that H2-Q10 is a ligand for the natural killer cell receptor Ly49C and now, using H2-Q10-deficient mice, we demonstrate that H2-Q10 can also stabilize the expression of Qa-1b. In the absence of H2-Q10, the development and maturation of conventional hepatic natural killer cells is disrupted. We also provide evidence that H2-Q10 is a new high affinity ligand for CD8αα and controls the development of liver-resident CD8αα γδT cells. These data demonstrate that H2-Q10 has multiple roles in the development of immune subsets and identify an overlap of recognition within the class Ib MHC that is likely to be relevant to the regulation of immunity.
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- Katharine J Goodall
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Liver Immunology program Centenary Institute, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Daley SR, Teh C, Hu DY, Strasser A, Gray DH. Cell death and thymic tolerance. Immunol Rev 2017; 277:9-20. [DOI: 10.1111/imr.12532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Stephen R. Daley
- Infection and Immunity Program; Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Monash University; Melbourne VIC Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research; Melbourne VIC Australia
- Department of Medical Biology; The University of Melbourne; Parkville VIC Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research; Melbourne VIC Australia
- Department of Medical Biology; The University of Melbourne; Parkville VIC Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research; Melbourne VIC Australia
- Department of Medical Biology; The University of Melbourne; Parkville VIC Australia
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Faria AMC, Reis BS, Mucida D. Tissue adaptation: Implications for gut immunity and tolerance. J Exp Med 2017; 214:1211-1226. [PMID: 28432200 PMCID: PMC5413340 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20162014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Faria et al. discuss the concept that immune cells undergo specialized adaptation to tissue-specific conditions and its potential implications for tolerance and immunity. Tissue adaptation is an intrinsic component of immune cell development, influencing both resistance to pathogens and tolerance. Chronically stimulated surfaces of the body, in particular the gut mucosa, are the major sites where immune cells traffic and reside. Their adaptation to these environments requires constant discrimination between natural stimulation coming from harmless microbiota and food, and pathogens that need to be cleared. This review will focus on the adaptation of lymphocytes to the gut mucosa, a highly specialized environment that can help us understand the plasticity of leukocytes arriving at various tissue sites and how tissue-related factors operate to shape immune cell fate and function.
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- Ana M C Faria
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 .,Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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Anderson CK, Brossay L. The role of MHC class Ib-restricted T cells during infection. Immunogenetics 2016; 68:677-91. [PMID: 27368413 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-016-0932-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Even though major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ia and many Ib molecules have similarities in structure, MHC class Ib molecules tend to have more specialized functions, which include the presentation of non-peptidic antigens to non-classical T cells. Likewise, non-classical T cells also have unique characteristics, including an innate-like phenotype in naïve animals and rapid effector functions. In this review, we discuss the role of MAIT and NKT cells during infection but also the contribution of less studied MHC class Ib-restricted T cells such as Qa-1-, Qa-2-, and M3-restricted T cells. We focus on describing the types of antigens presented to non-classical T cells, their response and cytokine profile following infection, as well as the overall impact of these T cells to the immune system.
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- Courtney K Anderson
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Box G-B618, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Box G-B618, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Rogoz A, Reis BS, Karssemeijer RA, Mucida D. A 3-D enteroid-based model to study T-cell and epithelial cell interaction. J Immunol Methods 2015; 421:89-95. [PMID: 25841547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The constant interaction between intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) is thought to regulate mucosal barrier function and immune responses against invading pathogens. IELs represent a heterogeneous population of mostly activated and antigen-experienced T cells, but the biological function of IELs and their relationship with IECs is still poorly understood. Here, we describe a method to study T-cell-epithelial cell interactions using a recently established long-term intestinal "enteroid" culture system. This system allowed the study of peripheral T cell survival, proliferation, differentiation and behavior during long-term co-cultures with crypt-derived 3-D enteroids. Peripheral T cells activated in the presence of enteroids acquire several features of IELs, including morphology, membrane markers and movement in the epithelial layer. This co-culture system may facilitate the investigation of complex interactions between intestinal epithelial cells and immune cells, particularly allowing long term-cultures and studies targeting specific pathways in IEC or immune cell compartments.
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- Aneta Rogoz
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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Characterizing CEACAM5 interaction with CD8α and CD1d in intestinal homeostasis. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:615-24. [PMID: 24104458 PMCID: PMC3981948 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Normal intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) could act as non-professional antigen-presenting cells, selectively activating CD8(+)-suppressor T cells. An epithelial cell surface glycoprotein, gp180, recognized by monoclonal antibodies B9 and L12 was determined to be critical in this process. Purification and sequence analysis of mAb B9 reactive material revealed amino-acid sequence homology with CEACAM5. We demonstrate that CEACAM5 has properties attributed to gp180, such as CD8α binding and activation of CD8-associated Lck. CEACAM5 is the only CEACAM member interacting with CD1d through the B3 domain. Its N domain (recognized by B9) is required for CD8α binding. Removal of the N-domain glycosylated residues reduces B9 recognition, CD8α binding affinity, and activation of LcK. Therefore, conformational changes in CEACAM5 glycosylation site are critical for its interaction with CD8α. CEACAM5-activated CD8(+) T cells acquire the ability to suppress the proliferation of CD4(+) T cells in vitro in the presence of interleukin (IL)-15 or IL-7. We provide new insights into the role of CEACAM5 and define its specific immunoregulatory properties among the CEACAMs expressed on IECs. We suggest that unique set of interactions between CEACAM5, CD1d, and CD8 render CD1d more class I-like molecule, facilitating antigen presentation and activation of CD8(+)-suppressor regulatory T cells.
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Crosstalk between adaptive and innate immune cells leads to high quality immune protection at the mucosal borders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 785:43-7. [PMID: 23456836 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6217-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Mucosal effector memory CD8 T cells are located at the epithelium and have a heightened and immediate effector function. By contrast, central memory T cells reside within lymphoid tissues and require proliferation and differentiation to become effector cells that migrate to epithelial surfaces. The accumulation of effector memory T cells at the pathogen entry site(s) is essential for protective immunity, but the mechanisms that drive the differentiation of memory cell subsets are poorly understood. We recently showed that CD8αα, induced selectively on the most highly activated primary CD8αβ T cells, together with its ligand, the thymic leukemia (TL) antigen, induced on mucosal antigen-presenting cells and constitutively expressed on intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), serve as key components to mediate the selective accumulation of the fittest effector cells to form mucosal effector memory T cells. Therefore, the generation of mucosal effector memory is controlled by an innate-adaptive crosstalk that provides for host defense at the body's largest interface.
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Adams EJ, Luoma AM. The adaptable major histocompatibility complex (MHC) fold: structure and function of nonclassical and MHC class I-like molecules. Annu Rev Immunol 2013; 31:529-61. [PMID: 23298204 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-032712-095912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The MHC fold is found in proteins that have a range of functions in the maintenance of an organism's health, from immune regulation to fat metabolism. Well adapted for antigen presentation, as seen for peptides in the classical MHC molecules and for lipids in CD1 molecules, the MHC fold has also been modified to perform Fc-receptor activity (e.g., FcRn) and for roles in host homeostasis (e.g., with HFE and ZAG). The more divergent MHC-like molecules, such as some of those that interact with the NKG2D receptor, represent the minimal MHC fold, doing away with the α3 domain and β2m while maintaining the α1/α2 platform domain for receptor engagement. Viruses have also co-opted the MHC fold for immune-evasive functions. The variations on the theme of a β-sheet topped by two semiparallel α-helices are discussed in this review, highlighting the fantastic adaptability of this fold for good and for bad.
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- Erin J Adams
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Mucosal memory CD8⁺ T cells are selected in the periphery by an MHC class I molecule. Nat Immunol 2011; 12:1086-95. [PMID: 21964609 PMCID: PMC3197978 DOI: 10.1038/ni.2106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The presence of immune memory at pathogen-entry sites is a prerequisite for protection. Nevertheless, the mechanisms that warrant immunity at peripheral interfaces are not understood. Here we show that the nonclassical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecule thymus leukemia antigen (TL), induced on dendritic cells interacting with CD8αα on activated CD8αβ(+) T cells, mediated affinity-based selection of memory precursor cells. Furthermore, constitutive expression of TL on epithelial cells led to continued selection of mature CD8αβ(+) memory T cells. The memory process driven by TL and CD8αα was essential for the generation of CD8αβ(+) memory T cells in the intestine and the accumulation of highly antigen-sensitive CD8αβ(+) memory T cells that form the first line of defense at the largest entry port for pathogens.
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The role of the intestinal context in the generation of tolerance and inflammation. Clin Dev Immunol 2011; 2012:157948. [PMID: 21949668 PMCID: PMC3178197 DOI: 10.1155/2012/157948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The mucosal surface of the intestine alone forms the largest area exposed to exogenous antigens as well as the largest collection of lymphoid tissue in the body. The enormous amount of nonpathogenic and pathogenic bacteria and food-derived antigens that we are daily exposed sets an interesting challenge to the immune system: a protective immune activity must coexist with efficient regulatory mechanisms in order to maintain a health status of these organisms. This paper discusses how the immune system assimilates the perturbations from the environment without generating tissue damage.
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Olivares-Villagómez D, Algood HMS, Singh K, Parekh VV, Ryan KE, Piazuelo MB, Wilson KT, Van Kaer L. Intestinal epithelial cells modulate CD4 T cell responses via the thymus leukemia antigen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 187:4051-60. [PMID: 21900182 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The intestinal epithelium is comprised of a monolayer of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), which provide, among other functions, a physical barrier between the high Ag content of the intestinal lumen and the sterile environment beyond the epithelium. IEC express a nonclassical MHC class I molecule known as the thymus leukemia (TL) Ag. TL is known to interact with CD8αα-expressing cells, which are abundant in the intestinal intraepithelial lymphocyte compartment. In this report, we provide evidence indicating that expression of TL by IEC modulates the cytokine profile of CD4(+) T cells favoring IL-17 production. We show in an adoptive transfer model of colitis that donor-derived cells become more pathogenic when TL is expressed on IEC in recipient animals. Moreover, TL(+)IEC promote development of IL-17-mediated responses capable of protecting mice from Citrobacter rodentium infection. We also show that modulation of IL-17-mediated responses by TL(+)IEC is controlled by the expression of CD8α on CD4(+) T cells. Overall, our results provide evidence for an important interaction between IEC and CD4(+) T cells via TL, which modulates mucosal immune responses.
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- Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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The intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) that reside within the epithelium of the intestine form one of the main branches of the immune system. As IELs are located at this critical interface between the core of the body and the outside environment, they must balance protective immunity with an ability to safeguard the integrity of the epithelial barrier: failure to do so would compromise homeostasis of the organism. In this Review, we address how the unique development and functions of intestinal IELs allow them to achieve this balance.
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TL and CD8αα: Enigmatic partners in mucosal immunity. Immunol Lett 2010; 134:1-6. [PMID: 20850477 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2010.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The intestinal mucosa represents a large surface area that is in contact with an immense antigenic load. The immune system associated with the intestinal mucosa needs to distinguish between innocuous food antigens, commensal microorganisms, and pathogenic microorganisms, without triggering an exaggerated immune response that may lead to excessive inflammation and/or development of inflammatory bowel disease. The thymus leukemia (TL) antigen and CD8αα are interacting surface molecules that are expressed at the frontline of the mucosal immune system: TL is expressed in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) whereas CD8αα is expressed in lymphocytes, known as intraepithelial lymphocytes, that reside in between the IEC. In this review we discuss the significance of the interaction between TL and CD8αα in mucosal immunity during health and disease.
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van Wijk F, Cheroutre H. Intestinal T cells: facing the mucosal immune dilemma with synergy and diversity. Semin Immunol 2009; 21:130-8. [PMID: 19386513 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2009.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract, which represents the greatest body surface area exposed to the outside environment, is confronted with a plethora of foreign and potentially harmful antigens. Consequently, the immune system of the gut faces the daunting task of distinguishing harmless dietary proteins and commensal bacteria from potentially dangerous pathogens, and of then responding accordingly. Mucosal T cells play a central role in maintaining barrier function and controlling the delicate balance between immune activation and immune tolerance. This review will focus on the unique features of mucosal T cell subsets that reside in the epithelium and lamina propria of the gut.
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- Femke van Wijk
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Thymus leukemia antigen controls intraepithelial lymphocyte function and inflammatory bowel disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:17931-6. [PMID: 19004778 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808242105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) bear a partially activated phenotype that permits them to rapidly respond to antigenic insults. However, this phenotype also implies that IEL must be highly controlled to prevent misdirected immune reactions. It has been suggested that IEL are regulated through the interaction of the CD8alpha alpha homodimer with the thymus leukemia (TL) antigen expressed by intestinal epithelial cells. We have generated and characterized mice genetically-deficient in TL expression. Our findings show that TL expression has a critical role in maintaining IEL effector functions. Also, TL deficiency accelerated colitis in a genetic model of inflammatory bowel disease. These findings reveal an important regulatory role of TL in controlling IEL function and intestinal inflammation.
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"The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth." -Pierre Abélard. CD8 is a glycoprotein expressed on hematopoietic cells. Two isoforms of CD8, CD8alphabeta and CD8alphaalpha, have been identified that are distinct in their expression and function. Whereas CD8alphabeta serves as a T cell receptor (TCR) coreceptor to enhance the functional avidity and is constitutively expressed on MHC class I-restricted T cells, CD8alphaalpha marks T cells that are distinct from the conventional thymus-selected and MHC-restricted CD4(+) or CD8alphabeta(+) T cells. Inconsistent with a coreceptor function, CD8alphaalpha decreases antigen sensitivity of the TCR, and it can be transiently or permanently expressed on T cells, regardless of the MHC restriction of the TCR or the presence of conventional coreceptors. Together, these observations indicate that CD8alphaalpha on T cells marks a differentiation stage and that it likely functions as a TCR corepressor to negatively regulate T cell activation.
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Denning TL, Granger SW, Granger S, Mucida D, Graddy R, Leclercq G, Zhang W, Honey K, Rasmussen JP, Cheroutre H, Rudensky AY, Kronenberg M. Mouse TCRalphabeta+CD8alphaalpha intraepithelial lymphocytes express genes that down-regulate their antigen reactivity and suppress immune responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:4230-9. [PMID: 17371979 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.7.4230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mouse small intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) that express alphabetaTCR and CD8alphaalpha homodimers are an enigmatic T cell subset, as their specificity and in vivo function remain to be defined. To gain insight into the nature of these cells, we performed global gene expression profiling using microarray analysis combined with real-time quantitative PCR and flow cytometry. Using these methods, TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha IEL were compared with their TCRalphabeta(+)CD8beta(+) and TCRgammadelta(+) counterparts. Interestingly, TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha IEL were found to preferentially express genes that would be expected to down-modulate their reactivity. They have a unique expression pattern of members of the Ly49 family of NK receptors and tend to express inhibitory receptors, along with some activating receptors. The signaling machinery of both TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha and TCRgammadelta(+) IEL is constructed differently than other IEL and peripheral T cells, as evidenced by their low-level expression of the linker for activation of T cells and high expression of the non-T cell activation linker, which suppresses T cell activation. The TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha IEL subset also has increased expression of genes that could be involved in immune regulation, including TGF-beta(3) and lymphocyte activation gene-3. Collectively, these data underscore the fact that, while TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha IEL resemble TCRgammadelta(+) IEL, they are a unique population of cells with regulated Ag reactivity that could have regulatory function.
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- Timothy L Denning
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Kunisawa J, Takahashi I, Kiyono H. Intraepithelial lymphocytes: their shared and divergent immunological behaviors in the small and large intestine. Immunol Rev 2007; 215:136-53. [PMID: 17291285 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2006.00475.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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At the front line of the body's immunological defense system, the gastrointestinal tract faces a large number of food-derived antigens, allergens, and nutrients, as well as commensal and pathogenic microorganisms. To maintain intestinal homeostasis, the gut immune system regulates two opposite immunological reactions: immune activation and quiescence. With their versatile immunological features, intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) play an important role in this regulation. IELs are mainly composed of T cells, but these T cells are immunologically distinct from peripheral T cells. Not only do IELs differ immunologically from peripheral T cells but they are also comprised of heterogeneous populations showing different phenotypes and immunological functions, as well as trafficking and developmental pathways. Though IELs in the small and large intestine share common features, they have also developed differences as they adjust to the two different environments. This review seeks to shed light on the immunological diversity of small and large intestinal IELs.
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- Jun Kunisawa
- Division of Mucosal Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Perera L, Shao L, Patel A, Evans K, Meresse B, Blumberg R, Geraghty D, Groh V, Spies T, Jabri B, Mayer L. Expression of nonclassical class I molecules by intestinal epithelial cells. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007; 13:298-307. [PMID: 17238179 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is well recognized that the nature of the immune response is different in the intestinal tract than in peripheral lymphoid organs. The immunologic tone of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue is one of suppression rather than active immunity, distinguishing pathogens from normal flora. Failure to control mucosal immune responses may lead to inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) and celiac disease. It has been suggested that this normally immunosuppressed state may relate to unique antigen-presenting cells and unique T-cell populations. The intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) has been proposed to act as a nonprofessional antigen-presenting cell (APC). Previous studies have suggested that antigens presented by IECs result in the activation a CD8(+) regulatory T-cell subset in a nonclassical MHC I molecule restricted manner. We therefore analyzed the expression of nonclassical MHC I molecules by normal IECs and compared this to those expressed by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) IECs. Normal surface IEC from the colon and, to a much lesser extent, the small bowel express nonclassical MHC I molecules on their surface. In contrast, mRNA is expressed in all intestinal epithelial cells. Surface IEC express CD1d, MICA/B, and HLA-E protein. In contrast, crypt IECs express less or no nonclassical MHC I molecules but do express mRNA for these molecules. Furthermore, the regulation of expression of distinct nonclassical class I molecules is different depending on the molecule analyzed. Interestingly, IECs derived from patients with UC fail to express any nonclassical MHC I molecules (protein and HLA-E mRNA). IECs from CD patients express HLA-E and MICA/B comparable to that seen in normal controls but fail to express CD1d. Thus, in UC there may be a failure to activate any nonclassical MHC I molecule restricted regulatory T cells that may result in unopposed active inflammatory responses. In CD only the CD1d-regulated T cells would be affected.
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- Lilani Perera
- Immunobiology Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Pardigon N, Takeda K, Saunier B, Hornung F, Gibbs J, Weisberg A, Contractor N, Kelsall B, Bennink JR, Yewdell JW. CD8 alpha alpha-mediated intraepithelial lymphocyte snatching of thymic leukemia MHC class Ib molecules in vitro and in vivo. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:1590-8. [PMID: 16849467 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thymic leukemia (TL) is a MHC class Ib molecule that interacts with CD8alphaalpha homodimers. CD8alphaalpha is abundantly expressed by intraepithelial T lymphocytes (IELs) located in close proximity to TL-expressing intestinal epithelial cells. In this study, we show that CD8alphaalpha(+) IELs "snatch" TL from the plasma membrane of TL-expressing cells and express TL in its proper orientation on their own cell surface. TL snatching is enhanced by cross-linking of IEL TCRs in a phosphatidylinositol kinase-dependent manner, and results in overall alterations to the IEL cell surface detected by enhanced binding of peanut agglutinin lectin. Induction of bowel inflammation results in the presence of TL on IELs, probably via in vivo snatching, providing the initial evidence for the interaction of CD8alphaalpha IELs with intestinal cells.
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- Nathalie Pardigon
- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Guidry PA, Stroynowski I. The murine family of gut-restricted class Ib MHC includes alternatively spliced isoforms of the proposed HLA-G homolog, "blastocyst MHC". THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:5248-59. [PMID: 16210630 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.8.5248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The gastrointestinal tract is populated by a multitude of specialized immune cells endowed with receptors for classical (class Ia) and nonclassical (class Ib) MHC proteins. To identify class I products that engage these receptors and impact immunity/tolerance, we studied gut-transcribed class Ib loci and their polymorphism in inbred, outbred, and wild-derived mice. Intestinal tissues enriched in epithelial cells contained abundant transcripts of ubiquitously expressed and preferentially gut-restricted Q and T class I loci. The latter category included the "blastocyst Mhc" gene, H2-Bl, and its putative paralog, Tw5. Expression of H2-Bl was previously detected only at the maternal/fetal interface, where it was proposed to induce immune tolerance via interactions with CD94/NKG2A receptors. Analysis of coding region polymorphism performed here revealed two major alleles of H2-Bl with conserved residues at positions critical for class I protein folding and peptide binding. Both divergent alleles are maintained in outbred and wild mice under selection for fecundity and pathogen resistance. Surprisingly, we found that alternative splicing of H2-Bl mRNA in gut tissues is prevalent and allele-specific. It leads to strain-dependent expression of diverse repertoires of canonical and noncanonical transcripts that may give rise to distinct ligands for intestinal NK cell, T cell, and/or intraepithelial lymphocyte receptors.
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- Paula A Guidry
- Center for Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9093, USA
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The intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are mostly T cells dispersed as single cells within the epithelial cell layer that surrounds the intestinal lumen. IELs are, therefore, strategically located at the interface between the antigen-rich outside world and the sterile core of the body. The intestine of higher vertebrates has further evolved to harbor numerous commensal bacteria that carry out important functions for the host, and while defensive immunity can effectively protect against the invasion of pathogens, similar immune reactions against food-derived antigens or harmless colonizing bacteria can result in unnecessary and sometimes damaging immune responses. Probably as a result of this unique dilemma imposed by the gut environment, multiple subsets of IEL have differentiated, which all display characteristics of 'activated yet resting' immune cells. Despite this common feature, IELs are heterogeneous with regard to their phenotype, ontogeny, and function. In this review, we discuss the different subtypes of IELs and highlight the distinct pathways they took that led to their unique differentiation into highly specialized effector memory T cells, which provide the most effective immune protection yet in a strictly regulated fashion to preserve the integrity and vital functions of the intestinal mucosal epithelium.
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- Hilde Cheroutre
- The La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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The ability of memory CD8 T cells to patrol non-lymphoid tissues represents an effective method whereby proficient immunosurveillance is achieved. From the analysis of memory CD8 T cell migration in vivo, it is clear that tissue-specific factors control trafficking and residence time within tissues. We propose that at least three pools of memory CD8 T cells exist based on migratory capabilities as dictated by their location in the body. Moreover, we hypothesize that the process of acquisition of homeostatic signals in specific tissues, such as the cytokines IL-7 and IL-15, regulates the mobility of memory T cells.
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- Kimberly D Klonowski
- Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, M/C 1319, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-1319, USA
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Shao L, Kamalu O, Mayer L. Non-classical MHC class I molecules on intestinal epithelial cells: mediators of mucosal crosstalk. Immunol Rev 2005; 206:160-76. [PMID: 16048548 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The mucosal immune environment consists of a complex combination of lymphoid cells, non-lymphoid cells, and lumenal bacteria. Signals from lumenal bacteria are constantly transmitted to the underlying tissues across the intestinal epithelial barrier. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) can sense these signals, integrate them, and interpret them for lamina propria lymphoid populations. One mechanism by which these signals are communicated is by the expression of non-classical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules by IECs. Epithelial cells can express a surprising variety of non-classical MHC class I molecules. In some cases, IECs can act as non-professional antigen-presenting cells utilizing the expression of such non-classical MHC class I molecules to directly present bacterial antigens. In other cases, the expression of non-classical MHC class I molecules may act as a co-stimulatory molecule or adhesion molecule that can modify the mucosal immune response. Finally, the expression of these molecules on IECs can lead to a broad array of responses ranging from tolerance to inflammation. Overall, the IEC, via the expression of non-classical MHC class I molecules, is a central mediator of the constant crosstalk between the intestinal lumen and the mucosal immune system.
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- Ling Shao
- The Center for Immunobiology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Cheroutre H, Kronenberg M. Mucosal T lymphocytes--peacekeepers and warriors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 27:147-65. [PMID: 15931528 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-005-0205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Normal immune homeostasis of the intestine requires peaceful coexistence with commensal flora, combined with host defense against pathogens. Perhaps as a result of this unique dilemma, distinct populations of regulatory and effector T lymphocytes are found in the lamina propria and epithelium of the intestine. Here we summarize the properties and functions of these unusual T cells, and describe the molecular and cellular interactions that lead to their development and function. Some mucosal T cells, sometimes called type a, are conventional activated/memory T cells that have received instructions to migrate to the intestine during priming by dendritic cells in the mesenteric lymph node and elsewhere. Others, however, particularly subsets residing permanently in the epithelium, are intestine-specific T cell subpopulations generated by an atypical differentiation pathway.
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- Hilde Cheroutre
- The La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Attinger A, Devine L, Wang-Zhu Y, Martin D, Wang JH, Reinherz EL, Kronenberg M, Cheroutre H, Kavathas P. Molecular basis for the high affinity interaction between the thymic leukemia antigen and the CD8alphaalpha molecule. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:3501-7. [PMID: 15749886 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.6.3501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The mouse thymic leukemia (TL) Ag is a nonclassical MHC class I molecule that binds with higher affinity to CD8alphaalpha than CD8alphabeta. The interaction of CD8alphaalpha with TL is important for lymphocyte regulation in the intestine. Therefore, we studied the molecular basis for TL Ag binding to CD8alphaalpha. The stronger affinity of the TL Ag for CD8alphaalpha is largely mediated by three amino acids on exposed loops of the conserved alpha3 domain. Mutant classical class I molecules substituted with TL Ag amino acids at these positions mimic the ability to interact with CD8alphaalpha and modulate lymphocyte function. These data indicate that small changes in the alpha3 domain of class I molecules potentially can have profound physiologic consequences.
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- Antoine Attinger
- La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Tsujimura K, Obata Y, Matsudaira Y, Ozeki S, Taguchi O, Nishida K, Okanami Y, Akatsuka Y, Kuzushima K, Takahashi T. Immunity against mouse thymus-leukemia antigen (TL) protects against development of lymphomas induced by a chemical carcinogen, N-butyl-N-nitrosourea. Cancer Sci 2004; 95:914-9. [PMID: 15546510 PMCID: PMC11158329 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb02202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Revised: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mouse thymus-leukemia antigens (TL) are aberrantly expressed on T lymphomas in C57BL/6 (B6) and C3H/He (C3H) mice, while they are not expressed on normal T lymphocytes in these strains. When N-butyl-N-nitrosourea (NBU), a chemical carcinogen, was administered orally to B6 and C3H strains, lymphoma development was slower than in T3(b)-TL gene-transduced counterpart strains expressing TL ubiquitously as self-antigens, suggesting that anti-TL immunity may play a protective role. In addition, the development of lymphomas was slightly slower in C3H than in B6, which seems to be in accordance with the results of skin graft experiments indicating that both cellular and humoral immunities against TL were stronger in C3H than B6 mice. The interesting finding that B lymphomas derived from a T3(b)-TL transgenic strain (C3H background) expressing a very high level of TL were rejected in C3H, but not in H-2K(b) transgenic mice (C3H background), raises the possibility that TL-specific effector T cell populations are eliminated and/or energized to a certain extent by interacting with H-2K(b) molecules.
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- Kunio Tsujimura
- Division of Immunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya 464-8681.
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Davies A, Lopez-Briones S, Ong H, O'Neil-Marshall C, Lemonnier FA, Nagaraju K, Metcalf ES, Soloski MJ. Infection-induced expansion of a MHC Class Ib-dependent intestinal intraepithelial gammadelta T cell subset. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:6828-37. [PMID: 15153501 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.11.6828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Salmonella species invade the host via the intestinal epithelium. Hence, intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIELs) are potentially the first element of the immune system to encounter Salmonella during infection. In this study, we demonstrate, in a mouse model, the expansion of a CD8alphabeta(+)CD94(-)TCRgammadelta(+) T cell subset within the iIEL population in response to oral infection with virulent or avirulent Salmonella. This population can be detected 3 days following infection, represents up to 15% of the TCRgammadelta(+) iIELs, and is dependent on the MHC class Ib molecule T23 (Qa-1). Qa-1 is expressed by intestinal epithelial cells and thus accessible for iIEL recognition. Such cells may play a role in the early immune response to Salmonella.
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- Adrian Davies
- Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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The gastrointestinal tract is the central organ for uptake of fluids and nutrients, and at the same time it forms the main protective barrier between the sterile environment of the body and the outside world. In mammals, the intestine has further evolved to harbor a vast load of commensal bacteria that have important functions for the host. Discrimination by the host defense system of nonself from self can prevent invasion of pathogens, but equivalent responses to dietary or colonizing bacteria can lead to devastating consequences for the organism. This dilemma imposed by the gut environment has probably contributed significantly to the evolutionary drive that has led to sophisticated mechanisms and diversification of the immune system to allow for protection while maintaining the integrity of the mucosal barrier. The immense expansion and specialization of the immune system is particularly mirrored in the phylogeny, ontogeny, organization, and regulation of the adaptive intraepithelial lymphocytes, or IEL, which are key players in the unique intestinal defense mechanisms that have evolved in mammals.
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- Hilde Cheroutre
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Tsujimura K, Obata Y, Takahashi T. Thymus-leukemia antigen (TL) as a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ib molecule and tumor-specific antigen. Cancer Sci 2004; 95:469-74. [PMID: 15182425 PMCID: PMC11160087 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb03234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2004] [Accepted: 03/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mouse thymus-leukemia antigens (TL) belong to the family of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ib antigens and have a unique mode of expression, i.e., in contrast to other MHC class Ib or Ia antigens, they are found restricted to the intestines in all mouse strains, but also in the thymus of certain strains (TL(+) strains). Nevertheless, a proportion of T lymphomas/leukemias in strains that do not express TL in the thymus (TL(-) strains) feature TL as a tumor antigen. TL was originally defined serologically, but subsequently we have succeeded in generating T cell receptor (TCR) and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) recognizing TL. By use of TL tetramers free from peptides and transfectants expressing various TL/H-2 chimeric molecules, we have been able to show that TL-specific CTL recognize the alpha1/alpha2 domain of TL without any additional antigen molecules. We previously reported that one of TL's functions in the thymus is positive selection of TCR CTL. Recent studies with TL tetramers revealed that they can bind to normal intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIEL) and thymocytes in a CD8-dependent, but TCR/CD3-independent manner, while their binding to TL-specific CTL is TCR/CD3- and CD8-dependent. The possible significance of these findings in relation to the roles of TL in the intestines is discussed. We have long been interested in TL as a model tumor antigen which shares characteristics with human differentiation tumor antigens, and we have demonstrated that growth of TL(+) lymphoma cells in vivo is suppressed by immunization with TL(+) skin or dendritic cells (DC) from TL transgenic mice. In addition, anti-tumor effects against TL(+) T lymphomas were obtained by adoptive transfer of TL tetramer strongly-positive TL-specific CTLs.
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- Kunio Tsujimura
- Division of Immunology and Director, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.
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Gangadharan D, Cheroutre H. The CD8 isoform CD8αα is not a functional homologue of the TCR co-receptor CD8αβ. Curr Opin Immunol 2004; 16:264-70. [PMID: 15134773 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2004.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although structurally similar, CD8alphabeta and CD8alphaalpha have notably diverted with regard to function. Whereas CD8alphabeta functions as a T-cell receptor (TCR) co-receptor on MHC-class-I-restricted thymocytes and mature T cells, CD8alphaalpha is unable to support conventional positive selection, and can be expressed on T cells independent of the MHC restriction of their TCR. CD8alphaalpha induction is consistent with antigenic stimulation through the TCR, and recent developments have now shown that CD8alphaalpha induced on agonist-triggered immature thymocytes, antigenic-stimulated conventional CD8alphabeta T cells and mucosal T cells mediates the specific modulation of TCR activation signals to facilitate their survival and differentiation into various specialized T-cell subsets.
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- Denise Gangadharan
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Cheroutre H, Madakamutil L. Acquired and natural memory T cells join forces at the mucosal front line. Nat Rev Immunol 2004; 4:290-300. [PMID: 15057787 DOI: 10.1038/nri1333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hilde Cheroutre
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Park EJ, Takahashi I, Ikeda J, Kawahara K, Okamoto T, Kweon MN, Fukuyama S, Groh V, Spies T, Obata Y, Miyazaki JI, Kiyono H. Clonal expansion of double-positive intraepithelial lymphocytes by MHC class I-related chain A expressed in mouse small intestinal epithelium. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 171:4131-9. [PMID: 14530335 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.8.4131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Expression of a distant homologue MHC class I molecule, MHC class I-related chain A (MICA), has been found to be stress inducible and limited to the intestinal epithelium. This nonclassical MHC molecule is associated with various carcinomas in humans. To understand the biological consequences of MICA expression in the gut, we generated transgenic (Tg) mice (T3(b)-MICA Tg) under the control of the T3(b) promoter. The T3(b)-MICA Tg mice expressed MICA selectively in the intestine and had an increased number of TCRalphabeta CD4CD8alphaalpha, double-positive (DP) intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) in the small bowel. These MICA-expanded DP IELs exhibited a bias to Vbeta8.2 and overlapped motifs of the complementarity-determining region 3 region among various Tg mice. Hence, the overexpression of MICA resulted in a clonal expansion of DP IELs. Studies in model of inflammatory bowel disease showed that transgenic MICA was able to attenuate the acute colitis induced by dextran sodium sulfate administration. Therefore, this unique in vivo model will enable investigation of possible influences of stress-inducible MICA on the gut immune surveillance.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8 Antigens/biosynthesis
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Division/genetics
- Cell Division/immunology
- Clone Cells
- Dextran Sulfate/administration & dosage
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/biosynthesis
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics
- Humans
- Intestinal Mucosa/cytology
- Intestinal Mucosa/immunology
- Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/cytology
- Intestine, Small/immunology
- Intestine, Small/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/pathology
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/genetics
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/immunology
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/prevention & control
- Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/biosynthesis
- Transgenes/immunology
- Transgenes/physiology
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- Eun Jeong Park
- Department of Mucosal Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Davis BK, Cook RG, Rich RR, Rodgers JR. Hyperconservation of the putative antigen recognition site of the MHC class I-b molecule TL in the subfamily Murinae: evidence that thymus leukemia antigen is an ancient mammalian gene. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:6890-9. [PMID: 12471122 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.12.6890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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"Classical" MHC class I (I-a) genes are extraordinarily polymorphic, but "nonclassical" MHC class I (I-b) genes are monomorphic or oligomorphic. Although diversifying (positive) Darwinian selection is thought to explain the origin and maintenance of MHC class I-a polymorphisms, genetic mechanisms underlying MHC class I-b evolution are uncertain. In one extreme model, MHC class I-b loci are derived by gene duplication from MHC class I-a alleles but rapidly drift into functional obsolescence and are eventually deleted. In this model, extant MHC class I-b genes are relatively young, tend to be dysfunctional or pseudogenic, and orthologies are restricted to close taxa. An alternative model proposed that the mouse MHC class I-b gene thymus leukemia Ag (TL) arose approximately 100 million years ago, near the time of the mammalian radiation. To determine the mode of evolution of TL, we cloned TL from genomic DNA of 11 species of subfamily Murinae: Every sample we tested contained TL, suggesting this molecule has been maintained throughout murine evolution. The sequence similarity of TL orthologs ranged from 85-99% and was inversely proportional to taxonomic distance. The sequences showed high conservation throughout the entire extracellular domains with exceptional conservation in the putative Ag recognition site. Our results strengthen the hypotheses that TL has evolved a specialized function and represents an ancient MHC class I-b gene.
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- Beckley K Davis
- Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Weber DA, Attinger A, Kemball CC, Wigal JL, Pohl J, Xiong Y, Reinherz EL, Cheroutre H, Kronenberg M, Jensen PE. Peptide-independent folding and CD8 alpha alpha binding by the nonclassical class I molecule, thymic leukemia antigen. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:5708-14. [PMID: 12421950 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The nonclassical class I molecule, thymic leukemia (TL), has been shown to be expressed on intestinal epithelial cells and to interact with CD8(+) intraepithelial T lymphocytes. We generated recombinant soluble TL (T18(d)) H chains in bacteria as inclusion bodies and refolded them with beta(2)-microglobulin in the presence or absence of a random peptide library. Using a mAb, HD168, that recognizes a conformational epitope on native TL molecules, we observed that protein folds efficiently in the absence of peptide. Circular dichroism analysis demonstrated that TL molecules have structural features similar to classical class I molecules. Moreover, thermal denaturation experiments indicated that the melting temperature for peptide-free TL is similar to values reported previously for conventional class I-peptide complexes. Our results also show that CD8alphaalpha binding is not dependent on either TL-associated peptide or TL glycosylation.
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- Dominique A Weber
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Emory University, 1639 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Forman J, Lindahl KF. Listing, location, binding motifs, and expression of nonclassical class I and related genes and molecules. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN IMMUNOLOGY 2002; Appendix 1:Appendix 1M. [PMID: 18432863 DOI: 10.1002/0471142735.ima01ms49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The tables presented in this appendix list nonclassical class I or related genes/molecules arranged by the chromosomal region where they are encoded. This includes genes that fall into the Ib region of the murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) which includes H2-Q, -T, and -M, as well as CD1, which lies outside the MHC region. A final table includes genes/molecules that are encoded in diverse regions. They are included in this section because they are either class I related in that their heavy chain is related to classical class I and/or they are associated with ion given is for the C57BL/6 (B6) strain unless otherwise noted.
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- James Forman
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Itoh N, Nishimura H, Matsuguchi T, Yajima T, Mokuno Y, Hiromatsu T, Nimura Y, Yoshikai Y. CD8 alpha-deficient mice are highly susceptible to 5-fluorouracil-induced lethality. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2002; 9:550-7. [PMID: 11986258 PMCID: PMC119987 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.9.3.550-557.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (i-IEL) expressing CD8 alpha are located in the intestine and may confer protection against invasion of intestinal microflora. We found that mice rendered deficient in CD8 alpha molecules by homologous recombination were susceptible to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced lethality accompanied by translocation of members of the enterobacteria. The number of i-IEL was greatly reduced on day 6 after 5-FU administration in both CD8 alpha(+/-) mice and CD8 alpha(-/-) mice, whereas the recovery of the level of i-IEL thereafter was significantly impaired in CD8 alpha(-/-) mice compared with that in CD8 alpha(+/-) mice. The ability of i-IEL to produce gamma interferon in response to immobilized T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha beta or TCR gamma delta monoclonal antibodies was significantly lower in CD8 alpha(-/-) mice than in CD8 alpha(+/-) mice. Transfer of CD8(+) i-IEL conferred significant protection against 5-FU-induced lethality in CD8 alpha(-/-) mice. The results suggest that CD8(+) i-IEL play an important role in protection against 5-FU-induced lethality with translocation of Enterobacteriaceae.
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- Naoto Itoh
- Laboratory of Host Defense, Research Institute for Disease Mechanisms and Control, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Devine L, Rogozinski L, Naidenko OV, Cheroutre H, Kavathas PB. The complementarity-determining region-like loops of CD8 alpha interact differently with beta 2-microglobulin of the class I molecules H-2Kb and thymic leukemia antigen, while similarly with their alpha 3 domains. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:3881-6. [PMID: 11937542 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.8.3881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The murine CD8 glycoprotein interacts with both classical MHC class I molecules and some nonclassical molecules, including the thymic leukemia Ag (TL). TL binds preferentially to CD8alphaalpha homodimers with a 10-fold higher affinity than H-2K(b) class I molecules. To understand the molecular basis for this difference, we created a panel of CD8alpha mutants and tested the ability of the CD8alphaalpha homodimers to bind to H-2K(b) tetramers and TL tetramers. Mutations in three CD8 residues located on the complementarity-determining region-like loops contacting the negatively charged loop in the alpha3 domain of MHC class I greatly reduced binding to both tetramers. Because TL and H-2K(b) class I sequences are highly conserved in the alpha3 domain of MHC class I, this suggests that CD8 contacts the alpha3 domain of TL and H-2K(b) in a similar manner. In contrast, mutations in residues on the A and B beta strands of CD8 that are involved in contact with beta(2)-microglobulin affected interaction with the H-2K(b) tetramer, but not the TL tetramer. Therefore, the orientation of interaction of TL with CD8 appears to be different from that of H-2K(b). The unique high affinity binding of TL with CD8alphaalpha is most likely a result of amino acid differences in the alpha3 domain between TL and H-2K(b), particularly at positions 198 (K to D) and 228 (M to T), which are contact residues in the CD8alphaalpha-H-2K(b) cocrystal.
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- Lesley Devine
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Campbell NA, Park MS, Toy LS, Yio XY, Devine L, Kavathas P, Mayer L. A non-class I MHC intestinal epithelial surface glycoprotein, gp180, binds to CD8. Clin Immunol 2002; 102:267-74. [PMID: 11890713 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2001.5170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The activation of CD8(+) T cells by normal intestinal epithelial cells in antigen-specific or allogeneic mixed cell culture systems has significant implications for the modulation of mucosal immune responses due to the fact that these T cells appear to have regulatory rather than cytolytic activity. A 180-kDa glycoprotein (gp180) has been identified and shown to be important in CD8(+) T cell activation by intestinal epithelial cells. In this study, we examine, in further detail, the role that the CD8 molecule plays in this interaction. It has been previously shown that monoclonal antibodies against gp180 inhibited the activation of CD8-associated p56(lck) in T cells. Although indirectly suggested by these data, there was no evidence that the activation of this protein tyrosine kinase was a direct result of gp180 interacting with the CD8 molecule. In this study, we document that soluble gp180 is able to bind to CD8-Fc fusion proteins and is absorbed by human CD8 alpha but not CD4 transfected murine T cells and that this interaction is dependent upon carbohydrate on the gp180 molecule. Furthermore, the sites used for binding by gp180 are distinct from those used by the conventional CD8 ligand, class I MHC. Thus, gp180 appears to be a novel CD8 ligand that plays an important role in the activation of CD8-associated kinases and of CD8(+) T cells.
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- N A Campbell
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- F Lambolez
- INSERM U 345, Institut Necker, 75015 Paris, France
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Leishman AJ, Naidenko OV, Attinger A, Koning F, Lena CJ, Xiong Y, Chang HC, Reinherz E, Kronenberg M, Cheroutre H. T cell responses modulated through interaction between CD8alphaalpha and the nonclassical MHC class I molecule, TL. Science 2001; 294:1936-9. [PMID: 11729321 DOI: 10.1126/science.1063564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The thymus leukemia antigen (TL) is a nonclassical class I molecule, expressed abundantly on intestinal epithelial cells. We show that, in contrast to other major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules that bind CD8alphabeta, TL preferentially binds the homotypic form of CD8alpha (CD8alphaalpha). Thus, TL tetramers react specifically to CD8alphaalpha-expressing cells, including most intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes. Compared with CD8alphabeta, which recognizes the same MHC as the T cell receptor (TCR) and thus acts as a TCR coreceptor, high-affinity binding of CD8alphaalpha to TL modifies responses mediated by TCR recognition of antigen presented by distinct MHC molecules. These findings define a novel mechanism of lymphocyte regulation through CD8alphaalpha and MHC class I.
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- A J Leishman
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Podd BS, Aberg C, Kudla KL, Keene L, Tobias E, Camerini V. MHC class I allele dosage alters CD8 expression by intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:2561-8. [PMID: 11509596 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.5.2561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The development of TCR alphabeta(+), CD8alphabeta(+) intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) is dependent on MHC class I molecules expressed in the thymus, while some CD8alphaalpha(+) IEL may arise independently of MHC class I. We examined the influence of MHC I allele dosage on the development CD8(+) T cells in RAG 2(-/-) mice expressing the H-2D(b)-restricted transgenic TCR specific for the male, Smcy-derived H-Y Ag (H-Y TCR). IEL in male mice heterozygous for the restricting (H-2D(b)) and nonrestricting (H-2D(d)) MHC class I alleles (MHC F(1)) were composed of a mixture of CD8alphabeta(+) and CD8alphaalpha(+) T cells, while T cells in the spleen were mostly CD8alphabeta(+). This was unlike IEL in male mice homozygous for H-2D(b), which had predominantly CD8alphaalpha(+) IEL and few mostly CD8(-) T cells in the spleen. Our results demonstrate that deletion of CD8alphabeta(+) cells in H-Y TCR male mice is dependent on two copies of H-2D(b), whereas the generation of CD8alphaalpha(+) IEL requires only one copy. The existence of CD8alphabeta(+) and CD8alphaalpha(+) IEL in MHC F(1) mice suggests that their generation is not mutually exclusive in cells with identical TCR. Furthermore, our data imply that the level of the restricting MHC class I allele determines a threshold for conventional CD8alphabeta(+) T cell selection in the thymus of H-Y TCR-transgenic mice, whereas the development of CD8alphaalpha(+) IEL is dependent on, but less sensitive to, this MHC class I allele.
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- B S Podd
- Department of Pediatrics and Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Tsujimura K, Obata Y, Matsudaira Y, Ozeki S, Yoshikawa K, Saga S, Takahashi T. The binding of thymus leukemia (TL) antigen tetramers to normal intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes and thymocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:759-64. [PMID: 11441080 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.2.759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thymus leukemia (TL) Ags belong to the family of nonclassical MHC class I Ags and can be recognized by both TCRalphabeta and TCRgammadelta CTL with TL, but not H-2 restriction. We previously reported that the CTL epitope is TAP independent, but the antigenic molecule(s) presented by TL has yet to be determined. In the present study, TL tetramers were prepared with T3(b)-TL and murine beta(2)-microglobulin, not including antigenic peptides, and binding specificity was studied. CTL clones against TL Ags were stained with the T3(b)-TL tetramer, and the binding shown to be CD3 and CD8 dependent. Normal lymphocytes from various origins were also studied. Surprisingly, most CD8(+) intraepithelial lymphocytes derived from the small intestines (iIEL), as well as CD8(+) and CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes, were stained, while only very minor populations of CD8(+) cells derived from other peripheral lymphoid tissues, such as spleen and lymph nodes, were positive. The binding of T3(b)-TL tetramers to CD8(+) iIEL and thymocytes was CD8 dependent, but CD3 independent, in contrast to that to TL-restricted CTL. These results altogether showed that TL-restricted CTL can be monitored by CD3-dependent binding of T3(b)-TL tetramers. In addition, CD3-independent T3(b)-TL tetramer binding to iIEL and thymocytes may imply that TL expressed on intestinal epithelium and cortical thymocytes has a physiological function interacting with these tetramer(+)CD8(+) T lymphocytes.
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- K Tsujimura
- Division of Immunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.
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Maurice MM, Gould DS, Carroll J, Vugmeyster Y, Ploegh HL. Positive selection of an MHC class-I restricted TCR in the absence of classical MHC class I molecules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:7437-42. [PMID: 11404484 PMCID: PMC34687 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.141143298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The H-2Ld alloreactive 2C T cell receptor (TCR) is commonly considered as being positively selected on the H-2Kb molecule. Surprisingly, 2C TCR+ CD8+ single-positive T cells emerge in massive numbers in fetal thymic organ culture originating from 2C transgenic, H-2KbD(b-/-) (2C+KbD(b-/-)) but not in fetal thymic organ culture from beta2-microglobulin(-/-) 2C transgenic animals. Mature CD8+ T cells are observed in newborn but not in adult 2C+KbD(b-/-) mice. These CD8+ T cells express the alpha4beta7 integrin, which allows them to populate the intestine, a pattern of migration visualized by intrathymic injection of FITC and subsequent accrual of FITC-labeled lymphocytes in the gut. We conclude that the 2C TCR is reactive not only with H-2Ld and H-2Kb, but also with nonclassical MHC class I products to enable positive selection of 2C+ T cells in the fetal and newborn thymus and to support their maintenance in the intestine.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Crosses, Genetic
- Genes, MHC Class I
- H-2 Antigens/genetics
- H-2 Antigens/immunology
- Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
- beta 2-Microglobulin/deficiency
- beta 2-Microglobulin/genetics
- beta 2-Microglobulin/physiology
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- M M Maurice
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Salter-Cid L, Peterson PA, Yang Y. The major histocompatibility complex-encoded HFE in iron homeostasis and immune function. Immunol Res 2001; 22:43-59. [PMID: 10945226 DOI: 10.1385/ir:22:1:43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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HFE is a non-classical major histocompatibility complex class I molecule that complexes with a beta2-microglobulin. A functional link between HFE and iron metabolism has been established by the discovery of a physical association between HFE and the transferrin receptor. By inhibiting transferrin receptor internalization, HFE functions as a negative modulator of transferrin receptor function. In addition, HFE appears to be an iron sensor that directly or indirectly communicates the body's iron status to T cells, which then use cytokines as feedback modulators to achieve iron homeostasis. A working model for the feedback regulatory mechanism between iron metabolism and immune function is proposed.
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- L Salter-Cid
- The RW Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Iwase S, Tsujimura K, Matsudaira Y, Ozeki S, Onozaki K, Obata Y, Takahashi T. Comparison of anti-tumor responses against TL positive lymphoma induced by skin grafting and dendritic cell immunization. Microbiol Immunol 2001; 44:609-18. [PMID: 10981835 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02541.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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When the skin of Tg.Con.3-1 transgenic mice expressing the TL (thymus leukemia) antigen in most tissues is grafted on syngeneic C3H mice, it is rejected, and a cytotoxic T cell (CTL) response against the TL antigen is induced. In this study, we first demonstrated that growth of TL positive lymphoma is suppressed in mice immunized by skin grafting. Immunization with bone marrow derived dendritic cells (DCs) from Tg.Con.3-1, was also found to be associated with an anti-tumor response, but less potent than skin grafting. Relative CTL precursor frequency with DC immunization was also approximately only one third that of skin grafting. The numbers of IFN-gamma producing cells in responder CD8 and CD4 T cell populations were higher with DC immunization than with skin grafting. However, DC immunization seems to induce non-specific immune responses, as re-stimulation with TL negative C3H spleen cells resulted in induction of almost half the number observed with TL positive cells. Thus, the actual number of IFN-gamma producing cells in specific responses to TL is not necessarily larger than with skin grafting immunization. The present results altogether suggest that DC immunization is capable of inducing an anti-tumor reaction, but also possibly unwanted immune responses. In vitro monitoring of specific and non-specific responses in the immune system, thus, is of particular importance for future development of cancer immunotherapy.
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- S Iwase
- Division of Immunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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