Interferon-γ: teammate or opponent in the tumour microenvironment?

AM Gocher, CJ Workman, DAA Vignali - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy offers substantive benefit to patients with various tumour types, in
some cases leading to complete tumour clearance. However, many patients do not respond …

Cytokine-mediated communication: a quantitative appraisal of immune complexity

G Altan-Bonnet, R Mukherjee - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Intercellular communication mediated by cytokines is the main mechanism by which cells of
the immune system talk to each other. Many aspects of cytokine signalling in the immune …

Interferon-γ derived from cytotoxic lymphocytes directly enhances their motility and cytotoxicity

P Bhat, G Leggatt, N Waterhouse, IH Frazer - Cell death & disease, 2017 - nature.com
Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is a key moderator of cell-mediated immunity with diverse, mainly
pro-inflammatory actions on immunocytes and target tissue. Recent studies have shown it …

Cytotoxic T cells use mechanical force to potentiate target cell killing

R Basu, BM Whitlock, J Husson, A Le Floc'h, W Jin… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The immunological synapse formed between a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and an infected
or transformed target cell is a physically active structure capable of exerting mechanical …

Acquired IFNγ resistance impairs anti-tumor immunity and gives rise to T-cell-resistant melanoma lesions

A Sucker, F Zhao, N Pieper, C Heeke… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Melanoma treatment has been revolutionized by antibody-based immunotherapies. IFNγ
secretion by CD8+ T cells is critical for therapy efficacy having anti-proliferative and pro …

Long-distance modulation of bystander tumor cells by CD8+ T-cell-secreted IFN-γ

ME Hoekstra, L Bornes, FE Dijkgraaf, D Philips… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
T-cell-secreted interferon (IFN)-γ can exert pleiotropic effects on tumor cells that include
induction of immune checkpoints and antigen presentation machinery components, and …

Bystander IFN-γ activity promotes widespread and sustained cytokine signaling altering the tumor microenvironment

R Thibaut, P Bost, I Milo, M Cazaux, F Lemaître… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
The cytokine interferon (IFN)-γ produced by tumor-reactive T cells is a key effector molecule
with pleiotropic effects during anti-tumor immune responses. Although IFN-γ production is …

Natural Killer cells at the frontline in the fight against cancer

L Coënon, M Geindreau, F Ghiringhelli, M Villalba… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that play a pivotal role as first line
defenders in the anti-tumor response. To prevent tumor development, NK cells are …

Macrophage polarization drives granuloma outcome during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

S Marino, NA Cilfone, JT Mattila… - Infection and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), induces formation of
granulomas, structures in which immune cells and bacteria colocalize. Macrophages are …

Coordinating cytoskeleton and molecular traffic in T cell migration, activation, and effector functions

M Mastrogiovanni, M Juzans, A Alcover… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic localization of receptors and signaling molecules at the plasma membrane and
within intracellular vesicular compartments is crucial for T lymphocyte sensing …