Influence of the transcription factor RORγt on the development of NKp46+ cell populations in gut and skin
Influence of the transcription factor RORγt on the development of NKp46+ cell populations in gut and skin
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DOI:
10.1038/ni.1681
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
30.5
通讯作者:
Tomasello, Elena
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作者:
Luci, Carmelo;Reynders, Ana;Tomasello, Elena
NKp46(+)CD3(-) natural killer lymphocytes isolated from blood, lymphoid organs, lung, liver and uterus can produce granule-dependent cytotoxicity and interferon-gamma. Here we identify in dermis, gut lamina propria and cryptopatches distinct populations of NKp46(+)CD3(-) cells with a diminished capacity to degranulate and produce interferon-gamma. In the gut, expression of the transcription factor ROR gamma t, which is involved in the development of lymphoid tissue-inducer cells, defined a previously unknown subset of NKp46+CD3- lymphocytes. Unlike ROR gamma t(-) lamina propria and dermis natural killer cells, gut ROR gamma t(+)NKp46(+) cells produced interleukin 22. Our data show that lymphoid tissue-inducer cells and natural killer cells shared unanticipated similarities and emphasize the heterogeneity of NKp46(+)CD3(-) cells in innate immunity, lymphoid organization and local tissue repair.