Thymic development of unconventional T cells: how NKT cells, MAIT cells and γδ T cells emerge

DG Pellicci, HF Koay, SP Berzins - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
T cell lineages are defined by specialized functions and differential expression of surface
antigens, cytokines and transcription factors. Conventional CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are the …

The burgeoning family of unconventional T cells

DI Godfrey, AP Uldrich, J McCluskey, J Rossjohn… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
While most studies of T lymphocytes have focused on T cells reactive to complexes of
peptide and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins, many other types of T cells do …

CRISPR screens decode cancer cell pathways that trigger γδ T cell detection

MR Mamedov, S Vedova, JW Freimer, AD Sahu… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells are potent anticancer effectors with the potential to target tumours
broadly, independent of patient-specific neoantigens or human leukocyte antigen …

Six-of-the-best: unique contributions of γδ T cells to immunology

P Vantourout, A Hayday - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells are a unique and conserved population of lymphocytes that have been
the subject of a recent explosion of interest owing to their essential contributions to many …

γδ T Cells: First Line of Defense and Beyond

Y Chien, C Meyer, M Bonneville - Annual review of immunology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
γδ T cells, αβ T cells, and B cells are present together in all but the most primitive
vertebrates, suggesting that each population contributes to host immune competence …

Immunity, tolerance and autoimmunity in the liver: A comprehensive review

DG Doherty - Journal of autoimmunity, 2016 - Elsevier
The hepatic immune system is constantly exposed to a massive load of harmless dietary and
commensal antigens, to which it must remain tolerant. Immune tolerance in the liver is …

Recognition of CD1d-restricted antigens by natural killer T cells

J Rossjohn, DG Pellicci, O Patel, L Gapin… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate-like T cells that rapidly produce a variety of cytokines
following T cell receptor (TCR) activation and can shape the immune response in many …

γδ T cells in the tumor microenvironment—Interactions with other immune cells

KF Chan, JDG Duarte, S Ostrouska… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A growing number of studies have shown that γδ T cells play a pivotal role in mediating the
clearance of tumors and pathogen-infected cells with their potent cytotoxic, cytolytic, and …

CD1d-lipid antigen recognition by the γδ TCR

AP Uldrich, J Le Nours, DG Pellicci, NA Gherardin… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The T cell repertoire comprises αβ and γδ T cell lineages. Although it is established how αβ
T cell antigen receptors (TCRs) interact with antigen presented by antigen-presenting …

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 …