Human gamma delta T cells: evolution and ligand recognition

EJ Adams, S Gu, AM Luoma - Cellular immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
The γδ T cell lineage in humans remains much of an enigma due to the low number of
defined antigens, the non-canonical ways in which these cells respond to their environment …

The dual roles of human γδ T cells: anti-tumor or tumor-promoting

Y Li, G Li, J Zhang, X Wu, X Chen - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
γδ T cells are the unique T cell subgroup with their T cell receptors composed of γ chain and
δ chain. Unlike αβ T cells, γδ T cells are non-MHC-restricted in recognizing tumor antigens …

The intracellular B30. 2 domain of butyrophilin 3A1 binds phosphoantigens to mediate activation of human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells

A Sandstrom, CM Peigné, A Léger, JE Crooks… - Immunity, 2014 - cell.com
In humans, Vγ9Vδ2 T cells detect tumor cells and microbial infections, including
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, through recognition of small pyrophosphate containing organic …

γδ T cells exhibit multifunctional and protective memory in intestinal tissues

BS Sheridan, PA Romagnoli, QM Pham, HH Fu… - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
The study of T cell memory and the target of vaccine design have focused on memory
subsumed by T cells bearing the αβ T cell receptor. Alternatively, γδ T cells are thought to …

Microbial exposure drives polyclonal expansion of innate γδ T cells immediately after birth

S Ravens, AS Fichtner, M Willers… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Starting at birth, the immune system of newborns and children encounters and is influenced
by environmental challenges. It is still not completely understood how γδ T cells emerge and …

BCG vaccination induces innate immune memory in γδ T cells in humans

TK Suen, SJ Moorlag, W Li, LCJ de Bree… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine is well known for inducing trained immunity in
myeloid and natural killer cells, which can explain its cross-protective effect against …

Cytokine requirements for the differentiation and expansion of IL-17A–and IL-22–producing human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells

KJ Ness-Schwickerath, C **… - The Journal of Immunology, 2010 - journals.aai.org
Human γδ T cells expressing the Vγ2Vδ2 TCR play important roles in immune responses to
microbial pathogens by monitoring prenyl pyrophosphate isoprenoid metabolites. Most adult …

Butyrophilin 3A1 plays an essential role in prenyl pyrophosphate stimulation of human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells

H Wang, O Henry, MD Distefano, YC Wang… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Most human γδ T cells express Vγ2Vδ2 TCRs and play important roles in microbial and
tumor immunity. Vγ2Vδ2 T cells are stimulated by self-and foreign prenyl pyrophosphate …

Targeted activation of human Vγ9Vδ2-T cells controls epstein-barr virus-induced B cell lymphoproliferative disease

Z **ang, Y Liu, J Zheng, M Liu, A Lv, Y Gao, H Hu… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-LPD) after transplantation
remains a serious and life-threatening complication. Herein we showed that the …

Phosphoantigen-expanded human γδ T cells display potent cytotoxicity against monocyte-derived macrophages infected with human and avian influenza viruses

G Qin, H Mao, J Zheng, SF Sia, Y Liu… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Influenza virus is a cause of substantial annual morbidity and mortality
worldwide. The potential emergence of a new pandemic strain (eg, avian influenza virus) is …