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Coordinated Expression of Ig-Like Inhibitory MHC Class I Receptors and Acquisition of Cytotoxic Function in Human CD8+ T Cells
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Anfossi, Nicolas Doisne, Jean-Marc Peyrat, Marie-Alix Ugolini, Sophie Bonnaud, Olivia Bossy, David Pitard, Vincent Merville, Pierre Moreau, Jean-François Delfraissy, Jean-François Dechanet-Merville, Julie Bonneville, Marc Venet, Alain Vivier, Eric |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | MHC class I-specific inhibitory receptors are expressed by a subset of memory-phenotype $CD8^{+}$ T cells. Similar to NK cells, MHC class I-specific inhibitory receptors might subserve on T cells an important negative control that participates to the prevention of autologous damage. We analyzed here human $CD8^{+}$ T cells that express the Ig-like MHC class I-specific inhibitory receptors: killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) and CD85j. The cell surface expression of Ig-like inhibitory MHC class I receptors was found to correlate with an advanced stage of $CD8^{+}$ T cell maturation as evidenced by the reduced proliferative potential of $KIR^{+}$ and $CD85j^{+}$ T cells associated with their high intracytoplasmic perforin content. This concomitant regulation might represent a safety mechanism to control potentially harmful cytolytic $CD8^{+}$ T cells, by raising their activation threshold. Yet, $KIR^{+}$ and $CD85j^{+}$ T cells present distinct features. $KIR^{+}CD8^{+}$ T cells are poor IFN-γ producers upon TCR engagement. In addition, KIR are barely detectable at the surface of virus-specific T cells during the course of CMV or HIV-1 infection. By contrast, $CD85j^{+}CD8^{+}$ T cells produce IFN-γ upon TCR triggering, and represent a large fraction of virus-specific T cells. Thus, the cell surface expression of Ig-like inhibitory MHC class I receptors is associated with T cell engagement into various stages of the cytolytic differentiation pathway, and the cell surface expression of CD85j or KIR witnesses to the history of qualitatively and/or quantitatively distinct T cell activation events. |
| Ending Page | 7229 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 7223 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.173.12.7223 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jimmunol.org/content/173/12/7223.full.pdf |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 173 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2004-12-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mhc Class |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |