Systemic 4-1BB activation induces a novel T cell phenotype driven by high expression of Eomesodermin
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- Michael A. Curran
- Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 1
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- Theresa L. Geiger
- Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 2
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- Welby Montalvo
- Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 2
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- Myoungjoo Kim
- Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 2
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- Steven L. Reiner
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology 3 and 4
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- Aymen Al-Shamkhani
- Cancer Sciences Division University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, UK 5
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- Joseph C. Sun
- Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 2
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- James P. Allison
- Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 1
説明
<jats:p>4-1BB agonist antibody treatment induces a population of KLRG1+ T cells that infiltrate melanoma tumors. We investigated the origin and function of these cells, as well as their place within established T cell paradigms. We find that these T cells, particularly the CD4 lineage, represent a novel phenotype characterized by enhanced, multipotent cytotoxicity. Distinct from described polarities, this T cell phenotype is driven by the T-box transcription factor Eomesodermin. Formation of this phenotype requires 4-1BB signaling on both T and antigen-presenting cells and the resulting production of the cytokines IL-27, IL-15, and IL-10. Furthermore, we find CD4+ T cells bearing the signature features of this phenotype in the livers of mice infected with both bacterial and viral intracellular pathogens, suggesting a role for these cells in infectious immunity. These T cells constitute a novel phenotype that resolves multiple questions associated with 4-1BB activation, including how 4-1BB enhances tumor-specific cytotoxicity and how 4-1BB can promote tumor immunity while repressing autoimmunity.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Journal of Experimental Medicine
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Journal of Experimental Medicine 210 (4), 743-755, 2013-04-01
Rockefeller University Press