title: CD94-NKG2A receptors regulate antiviral CD8(+) T cell responses.
abstract: CD8(+) T lymphocytes mediate immunosurveillance against persistent virus infections and virus-induced neoplasia. Polyoma virus, a highly oncogenic natural mouse DNA virus, establishes persistent infection, but only a few mice are highly susceptible to tumors induced by the virus. Mature antiviral CD8(+) T cells expand in tumor-susceptible mice, but their cytotoxic effector activity is nonfunctional in vivo. Here we show that the natural killer cell inhibitory receptor, CD94-NKG2A, is up-regulated by antiviral CD8(+) T cells during acute polyoma infection and is responsible for down-regulating their antigen-specific cytotoxicity during both viral clearance and virus-induced oncogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Janice M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Aron E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lukacher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D007157:Immunologic Surveillance; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D055654:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C; D051920:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily D; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; C527057:Klrc1 protein, mouse; C497870:Klrd1 protein, mouse; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D055654:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C; D051920:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily D; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell