CXCR5(+) follicular cytotoxic T cells control viral infection in B cell follicles.
Nat Immunol
; 17(10): 1187-96, 2016 10.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27487330
During unresolved infections, some viruses escape immunological control and establish a persistant reservoir in certain cell types, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which persists in follicular helper T cells (TFH cells), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which persists in B cells. Here we identified a specialized group of cytotoxic T cells (TC cells) that expressed the chemokine receptor CXCR5, selectively entered B cell follicles and eradicated infected TFH cells and B cells. The differentiation of these cells, which we have called 'follicular cytotoxic T cells' (TFC cells), required the transcription factors Bcl6, E2A and TCF-1 but was inhibited by the transcriptional regulators Blimp1, Id2 and Id3. Blimp1 and E2A directly regulated Cxcr5 expression and, together with Bcl6 and TCF-1, formed a transcriptional circuit that guided TFC cell development. The identification of TFC cells has far-reaching implications for the development of strategies to control infections that target B cells and TFH cells and to treat B cell-derived malignancies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Linfocitos B
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Linfocitos T Citotóxicos
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VIH
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Infecciones por Arenaviridae
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Infecciones por Virus de Epstein-Barr
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Virus de la Coriomeningitis Linfocítica
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Immunol
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos