αβ and γδ T cell receptors: Similar but different

A Morath, WW Schamel - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
There are 2 populations of T lymphocytes, αβ T and γδ T cells, that can be distinguished by
the expression of either an αβ TCR or a γδ TCR, respectively. Pairing of the Ag binding …

Five layers of receptor signaling in γδ T-cell differentiation and activation

ST Ribeiro, JC Ribot, B Silva-Santos - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The contributions of γδ T-cells to immunity to infection or tumors critically depend on their
activation and differentiation into effectors capable of secreting cytokines and killing infected …

Differentiation of human peripheral blood Vδ1+ T cells expressing the natural cytotoxicity receptor NKp30 for recognition of lymphoid leukemia cells

DV Correia, M Fogli, K Hudspeth… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
The success of cancer immunotherapy depends on productive tumor cell recognition by
killer lymphocytes. γδ T cells are a population of innate-like lymphocytes endowed with …

The MHC class Ib protein ULBP1 is a nonredundant determinant of leukemia/lymphoma susceptibility to γδ T-cell cytotoxicity

T Lanca, DV Correia, CF Moita… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
On the path to successful immunotherapy of hematopoietic tumors, γδ T cells offer great
promise because of their human leukocyte antigen (HLA)–unrestricted targeting of a wide …

Targeting γδ T lymphocytes for cancer immunotherapy: from novel mechanistic insight to clinical application

AQ Gomes, DS Martins, B Silva-Santos - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Abundant interferon-γ secretion, potent cytotoxicity, and major histocompatibility complex–
independent targeting of a large spectrum of tumors make γδ T cells attractive mediators of …

Molecular features of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma unravels potential novel therapeutic targets

M Travert, Y Huang, L De Leval… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
The pathogenesis of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTL), a rare entity mostly derived
from γδ T cells and usually with a fatal outcome, remains largely unknown. In this study …

Phenotype and regulation of immunosuppressive Vδ2-expressing γδ T cells

C Peters, HH Oberg, D Kabelitz, D Wesch - Cellular and molecular life …, 2014 - Springer
The proliferation and interleukin-2 production of CD4+ CD25− αβ T cells were inhibited in a
cell-contact manner by Vδ2 γδ T cells. The transcription factor Helios was constitutively …

B7–CD28 costimulatory signals control the survival and proliferation of murine and human γδ T cells via IL-2 production

JC Ribot, A Debarros, L Mancio-Silva… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
Abstract γδ T cells play key nonredundant roles in immunity to infections and tumors. Thus, it
is critical to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for γδ T cell activation and …

NKG2D costimulates human Vγ9Vδ2 T cell antitumor cytotoxicity through protein kinase Cθ-dependent modulation of early TCR-induced calcium and transduction …

S Nedellec, C Sabourin, M Bonneville… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells, a major innate-like peripheral T cell subset, are thought to play in
vivo an important role in innate and adaptive immune responses to infection agents and …

CD70–CD27 interactions provide survival and proliferative signals that regulate T cell receptor‐driven activation of human γδ peripheral blood lymphocytes

A DeBarros, M Chaves‐Ferreira… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells are potent anti‐tumor lymphocytes that specifically respond to
pyrophosphate (phospho‐) antigens, which constitute the basis of current γδ T‐cell‐based …