Gamma delta T-cell-based immune checkpoint therapy: attractive candidate for antitumor treatment

Z Gao, Y Bai, A Lin, A Jiang, C Zhou, Q Cheng, Z Liu… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
As a nontraditional T-cell subgroup, γδT cells have gained popularity in the field of
immunotherapy in recent years. They have extraordinary antitumor potential and prospects …

Butyrophilins: γδ T cell receptor ligands, immunomodulators and more

T Herrmann, MM Karunakaran - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Butyrophilins (BTN) are relatives of the B7 family (eg, CD80, PD-L1). They fulfill a wide
range of functions including immunomodulation and bind to various receptors such as the γδ …

Single-cell analyses of Crohn's disease tissues reveal intestinal intraepithelial T cells heterogeneity and altered subset distributions

N Jaeger, R Gamini, M Cella, JL Schettini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic transmural inflammation of intestinal segments caused by
dysregulated interaction between microbiome and gut immune system. Here, we profile, via …

TCR-Vγδ usage distinguishes protumor from antitumor intestinal γδ T cell subsets

BS Reis, PW Darcy, IZ Khan, CS Moon, AE Kornberg… - Science, 2022 - science.org
γδ T cells represent a substantial fraction of intestinal lymphocytes at homeostasis, but they
also constitute a major lymphocyte population infiltrating colorectal cancers (CRCs); …

Normality sensing licenses local T cells for innate-like tissue surveillance

DR McKenzie, R Hart, N Bah, DS Ushakov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The increasing implication of lymphocytes in general physiology and immune surveillance
outside of infection poses the question of how their antigen receptors might be involved …

Conserved γδ T cell selection by BTNL proteins limits progression of human inflammatory bowel disease

RJ Dart, I Zlatareva, P Vantourout, E Theodoridis… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Murine intraepithelial γδ T cells include distinct tissue-protective cells selected by epithelial
butyrophilin-like (BTNL) heteromers. To determine whether this biology is conserved in …

TCF-1 limits intraepithelial lymphocyte antitumor immunity in colorectal carcinoma

MH Yakou, S Ghilas, K Tran, Y Liao… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), including αβ and γδ T cells (T-IELs), constantly survey
and play a critical role in maintaining the gastrointestinal epithelium. We show that cytotoxic …

How to train your dragon: harnessing gamma delta T cells antiviral functions and trained immunity in a pandemic era

J Caron, LA Ridgley, M Bodman-Smith - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of viruses with pandemic potential such as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
causing COVID-19 poses a global health challenge. There is remarkable progress in …

Epithelial HNF4A shapes the intraepithelial lymphocyte compartment via direct regulation of immune signaling molecules

X Lei, N Ketelut-Carneiro, L Shmuel-Galia… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 α (HNF4A) is a highly conserved nuclear receptor that has been
associated with ulcerative colitis. In mice, HNF4A is indispensable for the maintenance of …

Local γδ T cells: translating promise to practice in cancer immunotherapy

I Zlatareva, Y Wu - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Rapid bench-to-bedside translation of basic immunology to cancer immunotherapy has
revolutionised the clinical practice of oncology over the last decade. Immune checkpoint …