Activating CD94:NKG2C and inhibitory CD94:NKG2A receptors are expressed by distinct subsets of committed CD8+ TCR αβ lymphocytes
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- 26 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 34 (12) , 3456-3464
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.200425210
Abstract
A subset of CD8+ T cells express the natural killer cell receptors CD94:NKG2A or CD94:NKG2C. We found that although many CD8+ T cells transcribe CD94 and NKG2C, expression of a functional CD94:NKG2C receptor is restricted to highly differentiated effector cells. CD94:NKG2A is expressed by a different subset consisting of CCR7+ memory cells and CCR7– effector cells. Since NKG2A can only be induced on naive CD8+ T cells while CD94– memory cells are refractory, it is likely that commitment to the CD94:NKG2A+ subset occurs during the first encounter with antigen. CCR7+CD94:NKG2A+ T cells recirculate through lymph nodes where upon activation, they produce large quantities of IFN‐γ. These cells occur as a separate CD94:NKG2A+ T cell lineage with a distinct TCR repertoire that differs from that of the other CD8+CD94– T cells activated in situ.Keywords
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