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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 5, Pages 694-708Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201847897
Keywords
Human T-cell memory; IL-7 receptor-alpha-chain; Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G member 1; Memory precursor effector cells; Short-lived effector cells; Viral infection
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- Dutch Kidney Foundation [14OKG05]
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During acute viral infections in mice, IL-7R alpha and KLRG1 together are used to distinguish the short-lived effector cells (SLEC; IL-7R alpha(lo)KLRG(hi)) from the precursors of persisting memory cells (MPEC; IL-7R alpha(hi)KLRG1(lo)). We here show that these markers can be used to define distinct subsets in the circulation and lymph nodes during the acute phase and in steady state in humans. In contrast to the T cells in the circulation, T cells derived from lymph nodes hardly contain any KLRG1-expressing cells. The four populations defined by IL-7R alpha and KLRG1 differ markedly in transcription factor, granzyme and chemokine receptor expression. When studying renal transplant recipients experiencing a primary hCMV and EBV infection, we also found that after viral control, during latency, Ki-67-negative SLEC can be found in the peripheral blood in considerable numbers. Thus, combined analyses of IL-7R alpha and KLRG1 expression on human herpes virus-specific CD8(+) T cells can be used to separate functionally distinct subsets in humans. As a noncycling IL-7R alpha(lo)KLRG1(hi) population is abundant in healthy humans, we conclude that this combination of markers not only defines short-lived effector cells during the acute response but also stable effector cells that are formed and remain present during latent herpes infections.
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