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Giorgio Napolitani - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

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  • γδ t cells recognize a microbial encoded b cell antigen to initiate a rapid antigen specific Interleukin 17 response
    Immunity, 2012
    Co-Authors: Xun Zeng, Yu Ling Wei, Jun Huang, Evan W Newell, Brian A Kidd, Michael S Kuhns, Ray W Waters, Mark M Davis, Casey T Weaver
    Abstract:

    γδ T cells contribute uniquely to immune competence. Nevertheless, how they function remains an enigma. It is unclear what most γδ T cells recognize, what is required for them to mount an immune response, and how the γδ T cell response is integrated into host immune defense. Here, we report that a noted B cell antigen, the algae protein phycoerythrin (PE), is a murine and human γδ T cell antigen. Employing this specificity, we demonstrated that antigen recognition activated naive γδ T cells to make Interleukin-17 and respond to cytokine signals that perpetuate the response. High frequencies of antigen-specific γδ T cells in naive animals and their ability to mount effector response without extensive clonal expansion allow γδ T cells to initiate a swift, substantial response. These results underscore the adaptability of lymphocyte antigen receptors and suggest an antigen-driven rapid response in protective immunity prior to the maturation of classical adaptive immunity.

  • Interleukin 17 producing cd4 effector t cells develop via a lineage distinct from the t helper type 1 and 2 lineages
    Nature Immunology, 2005
    Co-Authors: Laurie E Harrington, Robin D Hatton, Paul R Mangan, Henrietta Turner, Theresa L Murphy, Kenneth M Murphy, Casey T Weaver
    Abstract:

    Interleukin 17–producing CD4 + effector T cells develop via a lineage distinct from the T helper type 1 and 2 lineages

  • Interleukin 17 producing cd4 effector t cells develop via a lineage distinct from the t helper type 1 and 2 lineages
    Nature Immunology, 2005
    Co-Authors: Laurie E Harrington, Robin D Hatton, Paul R Mangan, Henrietta Turner, Theresa L Murphy, Kenneth M Murphy, Casey T Weaver
    Abstract:

    CD4(+) T cells producing Interleukin 17 (IL-17) are associated with autoimmunity, although the precise mechanisms that control their development are undefined. Here we present data that challenge the idea of a shared developmental pathway with T helper type 1 (T(H)1) or T(H)2 lineages and instead favor the idea of a distinct effector lineage we call 'T(H)-17'. The development of T(H)-17 cells from naive precursor cells was potently inhibited by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and IL-4, whereas committed T(H)-17 cells were resistant to suppression by T(H)1 or T(H)2 cytokines. In the absence of IFN-gamma and IL-4, IL-23 induced naive precursor cells to differentiate into T(H)-17 cells independently of the transcription factors STAT1, T-bet, STAT4 and STAT6. These findings provide a basis for understanding how inhibition of IFN-gamma signaling enhances development of pathogenic T(H)-17 effector cells that can exacerbate autoimmunity.

Antonio Lanzavecchia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.