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Parallel T-cell cloning and deep sequencing of human MAIT cells reveal stable oligoclonal TCRβ repertoire

Lepore, Marco; Kalinicenko, Artem; Colone, Alessia; Paleja, Bhairav; Singhal, Amit; Tschumi, Andreas; Lee, Bernett; Poidinger, Michael; Zolezzi, Francesca; Quagliata, Luca; Sander, Peter; Newell, Evan; Bertoletti, Antonio; Terracciano, Luigi; De Libero, Gennaro; Mori, Lucia (2014). Parallel T-cell cloning and deep sequencing of human MAIT cells reveal stable oligoclonal TCRβ repertoire. Nature Communications, 5:3866.

Abstract

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are abundant in humans and recognize conserved bacterial antigens derived from riboflavin precursors, presented by the non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule MR1. Here we show that human MAIT cells are remarkably oligoclonal in both the blood and liver, display high inter-individual homology and exhibit a restricted length CDR3β domain of the TCRVβ chain. We extend this analysis to a second sub-population of MAIT cells expressing a semi-invariant TCR conserved between individuals. Similar to 'conventional' MAIT cells, these lymphocytes react to riboflavin-synthesizing microbes in an MR1-restricted manner and infiltrate solid tissues. Both MAIT cell types release Th0, Th1 and Th2 cytokines, and sCD40L in response to bacterial infection, show cytotoxic capacity against infected cells and promote killing of intracellular bacteria, thus suggesting important protective and immunoregulatory functions of these lymphocytes.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Medical Microbiology
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Physical Sciences > General Chemistry
Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Physical Sciences > General Physics and Astronomy
Language:English
Date:2014
Deposited On:04 Jun 2014 08:31
Last Modified:02 Nov 2024 04:35
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:2041-1723
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4866
PubMed ID:24832684
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