Resumen
Innate γδ T cells function in the early phase of immune responses. Although innate γδ T cells have often been studied as one homogenous population, they can be functionally classified into effector subsets on the basis of the production of signature cytokines, analogous to adaptive helper T cell subsets. However, unlike the function of adaptive T cells, γδ effector T cell function correlates with genomically encoded T cell antigen receptor (TCR) chains, which suggests that clonal TCR selection is not the main determinant of the differentiation of γδ effector cells. A high-resolution transcriptome analysis of all emergent γδ thymocyte subsets segregated on the basis of use of the TCR γchain or δ-chain indicated the existence of three separate subtypes of γδ effector cells in the thymus. The immature γδ subsets were distinguished by unique transcription-factor modules that program effector function.
Idioma original | English (US) |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 511-518 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Nature Immunology |
Volumen | 13 |
N.º | 5 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - may 2012 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology