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  • Human γδ T lymphocytes are ...
    Himoudi, Nourredine; Morgenstern, Daniel A; Yan, Mengyong; Vernay, Bertrand; Saraiva, Luisa; Wu, Yin; Cohen, Cyrille J; Gustafsson, Kenth; Anderson, John

    The Journal of immunology (1950), 2012-Feb-15, 2012-02-15, 20120215, Letnik: 188, Številka: 4
    Journal Article

    Activated human blood γδ T cells have also been previously demonstrated to behave as professional APCs, although the processes that control APC function have not been characterized. n this study, we show that the acquisition of potent APC function by human blood γδ T cells is achieved after physical interaction with an Ab-coated target cell, a process that we refer to as licensing. In cancer models, licensing of γδ T cells by tumor-reactive mAbs promotes the uptake of tumor Ags and professional presentation to tumor-reactive αβ T cells. We propose that licensing by Ab is a mechanism whereby the adaptive properties of γδ T cells are induced by their innate functions in a spatially and temporally controlled manner.