CD8 T-cell subsets: heterogeneity, functions, and therapeutic potential

CH Koh, S Lee, M Kwak, BS Kim… - Experimental & molecular …, 2023‏ - nature.com
CD8 T cells play crucial roles in immune surveillance and defense against infections and
cancer. After encountering antigenic stimulation, naïve CD8 T cells differentiate and acquire …

Stem-like exhausted and memory CD8+ T cells in cancer

T Gebhardt, SL Park, IA Parish - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023‏ - nature.com
T cells can acquire a broad spectrum of differentiation states following activation. At the
extreme ends of this continuum are short-lived cells equipped with effector machinery and …

PD-1 combination therapy with IL-2 modifies CD8+ T cell exhaustion program

M Hashimoto, K Araki, MA Cardenas, P Li, RR Jadhav… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Combination therapy with PD-1 blockade and IL-2 is highly effective during chronic
lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. Here we examine the underlying basis for this …

Human circulating and tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells

M Buggert, DA Price, LK Mackay, MR Betts - Nature Immunology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Our current knowledge of human memory CD8+ T cells is derived largely from studies of the
intravascular space. However, emerging data are starting to challenge some of the dogmas …

[HTML][HTML] Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses

C Cui, J Wang, E Fagerberg, PM Chen, KA Connolly… - Cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
Summary CD4 T follicular helper (TFH) cells support B cells, which are critical for germinal
center (GC) formation, but the importance of TFH-B cell interactions in cancer is unclear. We …

A reservoir of stem-like CD8+ T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node preserves the ongoing antitumor immune response

KA Connolly, M Kuchroo, A Venkat, A Khatun… - Science …, 2021‏ - science.org
“Stem-like” TCF1+ CD8+ T (TSL) cells are necessary for long-term maintenance of T cell
responses and the efficacy of immunotherapy, but, as tumors contain signals that should …

Combined PD-L1/TGFβ blockade allows expansion and differentiation of stem cell-like CD8 T cells in immune excluded tumors

A Castiglioni, Y Yang, K Williams, A Gogineni… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
TGFβ signaling is associated with non-response to immune checkpoint blockade in patients
with advanced cancers, particularly in the immune-excluded phenotype. While previous …

In vivo labeling reveals continuous trafficking of TCF-1+ T cells between tumor and lymphoid tissue

Z Li, ZK Tuong, I Dean, C Willis, F Gaspal… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022‏ - rupress.org
Improving the efficacy of immune checkpoint therapies will require a better understanding of
how immune cells are recruited and sustained in tumors. Here, we used the …

The B7: CD28 family and friends: Unraveling coinhibitory interactions

KP Burke, A Chaudhri, GJ Freeman, AH Sharpe - Immunity, 2024‏ - cell.com
Immune responses must be tightly regulated to ensure both optimal protective immunity and
tolerance. Costimulatory pathways within the B7: CD28 family provide essential signals for …

Characteristics and anatomic location of PD-1+TCF1+ stem-like CD8 T cells in chronic viral infection and cancer

SJ Im, RC Obeng, TH Nasti, D McManus… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
CD8 T cells play an essential role in antitumor immunity and chronic viral infections. Recent
findings have delineated the differentiation pathway of CD8 T cells in accordance with the …