Raising the NKT cell family

Godfrey, Dale I.; Stankovic, Sanda; Baxter, Alan G.

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“…Correspondence: Dr. Agnè s Lehuen e-mail: agnes.lehuen@inserm.fr rapidly large amounts of both Th1 (IFN-g, TNF-a) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-13) cytokines, which enables them to exert beneficial, as well as deleterious, effects in a variety of inflammatory or autoimmune diseases [1,2].…”

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NOD mice contain an elevated frequency of iNKT17 cells that exacerbate diabetes

et al. 2011

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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a distinct lineage of innate-like T lymphocytes and converging studies in mouse models have demonstrated the protective role of iNKT cells in the development of type 1 diabetes. Recently, a new subset of iNKT cells, producing high levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-17, has been identified (iNKT17 cells). Since this cytokine has been implicated in several autoimmune diseases, we have analyzed iNKT17 cell frequency, absolute number and phenotypes in the pancreas and lymphoid organs in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. The role of iNKT17 cells in the development of diabetes was investigated using transfer experiments. NOD mice exhibit a higher frequency and absolute number of iNKT17 cells in the lymphoid organs as compared with C57BL/6 mice. iNKT17 cells infiltrate the pancreas of NOD mice where they express IL-17 mRNA. Contrary to the protective role of CD4 1 iNKT cells, the CD4 À iNKT cell population, which contains iNKT17 cells, enhances the incidence of diabetes. Treatment with a blocking anti-IL-17 antibody prevents the exacerbation of the disease. This study reveals that different iNKT cell subsets play distinct roles in the regulation of type 1 diabetes and iNKT17 cells, which are abundant in NOD mice, exacerbate diabetes development.

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NOD mice contain an elevated frequency of iNKT17 cells that exacerbate diabetes

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“…Once committed to the NKT cell lineage, numerous transcription factors, cytokines, chemokines, and costimulatory molecules have been documented that are uniquely required for maturation and homeostasis of NKT cells, but dispensable for conventional T cell development. At least two key control points exist in NKT cell development, which govern NKT cell selection to give rise to immature NKT cells branched from the conventional T cell development pathway and NKT cell maturation with a series of phenotypic and functional changes, respectively [3,21] . The basic pathway of NKT cell development is illustrated in Figure 1.…”

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“…Unlike conventional T cells, which respond to foreign peptides presented by MHC class І or ІІ molecules through interaction with their αβ TCR, NKT cells recognize antigenic glycolipids presented by the MHC class І-like molecule CD1d [3,4] . Mice with deletion of CD1d gene eradicates NKT cells including both type І and type ІІ.…”

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Type I natural killer T cells: naturally born for fighting

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Type І natural killer T cells (NKT cells), a subset of CD1d-restricted T cells with invariant Vαβ TCR, are characterized by prompt production of large amounts of Th1 and/or Th2 cytokines upon primary stimulation through the TCR complex. The rapid release of cytokines implies that type І NKT cells may play a critical role in modulating the upcoming immune responses, such as anti-tumor response, protection against infection, and autoimmunity. As a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity, type І NKT cells differentiate and mature upon stimulations to achieve and maintain a homeostasis. Orchestrating with other arms of adaptive immunity, type І NKT cells show strong cytotoxic effects in response to various tumors in a direct and/or indirect manner(s). This review will focus primarily on type І NKT cell development, homeostasis, and effector functions, especially in anti-tumor immunity, and followed by their potential applications in treatment of cancers.

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“…iNKT cells activate similar signaling cascades after TCR ligation like other T lymphocytes [3], but utilize unique transcription factors for their development such as the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) [4][5][6].…”

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“…-2136 Introduction iNKT cells express a panoply of NK-cell receptors [1] and a canonical TCR through which they recognize (glyco-)lipid antigens [2]. iNKT cells activate similar signaling cascades after TCR ligation like other T lymphocytes [3], but utilize unique transcription factors for their development such as the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) [4][5][6]. According to two different developmental models PLZF characterizes distinct maturation stages and polarized subsets.…”

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A mutation within the SH2 domain of slp‐76 regulates the tissue distribution and cytokine production of iNKT cells in mice

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TCR ligation is critical for the selection, activation, and integrin expression of T lymphocytes. Here, we explored the role of the TCR adaptor protein slp-76 on iNKT-cell biology. Compared to B6 controls, slp-76 ace/ace mice carrying a missense mutation (Thr428Ile) within the SH2-domain of slp-76 showed an increase in iNKT cells in the thymus and lymph nodes, but a decrease in iNKT cells in spleens and livers, along with reduced ADAP expression and cytokine response. A comparable reduction in iNKT cells was observed in the livers and spleens of ADAP-deficient mice. Like ADAP −/− iNKT cells, slp-76 ace/ace iNKT cells were characterized by enhanced CD11b expression, correlating with an impaired induction of the TCR immediate-early gene Nur77 and a decreased adhesion to ICAM-1. Furthermore, CD11b-intrinsic effects inhibited cytokine release, concanavalin A-mediated inflammation, and iNKT-cell accumulation in the liver. Unlike B6 and ADAP −/− mice, the expression of the transcription factors Id3 and PLZF was reduced, whereas NP-1-expression was enhanced in slp-76 ace/ace mice. Blockade of NP-1 decreased the recovery of iNKT cells from peripheral lymph nodes, identifying NP-1 as an iNKT-cell-specific adhesion factor. Thus, slp-76 contributes to the regulation of the tissue distribution, PLZF, and cytokine expression of iNKT cells via ADAP-dependent and -independent mechanisms.Keywords: ADAP r Cytokine r iNKT cell r Integrin r slp-76Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article at the publisher's web-site Eur. J. Immunol. 2016Immunol. . 46: 2121Immunol. -2136 Introduction iNKT cells express a panoply of NK-cell receptors [1] and a canonical TCR through which they recognize (glyco-)lipid antigens [2]. iNKT cells activate similar signaling cascades after TCR ligation like other T lymphocytes [3], but utilize unique transcription factors for their development such as the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) [4][5][6]. According to two different developmental models PLZF characterizes distinct maturation stages and polarized subsets. The sequential lineage model suggests a gradual decrease of PLZFexpression following selection of iNKT cells which show a Th2-dominated cytokine profile during earlier and a Th1-dominated cytokine profile during later stages of intrathymic maturation [1,7]. The second model describes lineage diversification and simultaneous differentiation into Th1-, Th2-, or Th17-polarized subsets that are defined by the level of PLZF-expression [8]. Although many iNKT cells release both Th1 and Th2 cytokines on a single cell level [9], the production of IL-17 and IFN-γ is mutually exclusive within NK1.1 − cells [10][11][12]. Several transcription factors, such as Egr2, T-bet, ThPOK, Id2, Id3, and the Tec kinases Itk and Rlk have been implicated in the differentiation of iNKT cell subsets [6,8,[13][14][15][16][17] which home to distinct tissues. Specifically, liver and spleen constitute the main source for the Th1-polarized sublineage which is PLZF low . Th2-or ...

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Raising the NKT cell family

Cited by 572 publications

References 129 publications

NOD mice contain an elevated frequency of iNKT17 cells that exacerbate diabetes

NOD mice contain an elevated frequency of iNKT17 cells that exacerbate diabetes

Type I natural killer T cells: naturally born for fighting

A mutation within the SH2 domain of slp‐76 regulates the tissue distribution and cytokine production of iNKT cells in mice

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