Haematologica Reports 2006; 2(issue 3): 35-36[prev][index][next]
Single cell monitoring of trogocytosis and killing in lytic synapses between anaplastic
large cell lymphoma and activated human γδ T lymphocytes
Fournié JJ, Gertner J , Poupot M, Wiedemann A
Groupe d’Etude des Antigènes Non-Conventionnels, Departement Oncogénèse & Signalisation dans les Cellules Hématopoiétiques,Unité 563 de l’Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale,Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France
Circulating human γδ T lymphocytes comprise a unique lymphoid cell subset exerting strong cytolytic activity against cancer cells.1 In healthy adults, around 1% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells are gd T lymphocytes, most of which harbour a CD3+ CD4– CD8– NKG2D+ phenotype and express the same TCR Vγ9/dδ2 gene-encoded receptor for antigens. These lymphocytes often referred to as Vγ9/V2δ+ T cells do respond to both human cancer cells and tuberculosis infection, by the selective recognition of HLA-unrestricted antigens with non-peptide phosphoesters structures, the phosphoantigens.2
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