title: Expression of CD94-NKG2A inhibitory receptor is restricted to a subset of CD8+ T cells.
abstract: Natural killer (NK)-cell receptors (NKRs) on CD8+ T cells can modulate antigen-specific T-cell activity but their function and rules that govern their expression remain unclear. Recent work has provided new insight into CD94-NKG2A expression on T cells. Whereas upregulation on the cell surface is induced following T-cell receptor (TCR) engagement, commitment to CD94-NKG2A expression is a clonal attribute. NKRs can therefore shape cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses and should be considered in designing vaccine therapies.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, Sophia Antipolis 06 560, France. braud@ipmc.cnrs.fr
authors.forename: Veronique M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Braud
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aldemir
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Breart
authors.forename: Walter G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Ferlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D055654:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C; D051920:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily D; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D015703:Antigens, CD; C527054:KLRC1 protein, human; C497869:KLRD1 protein, human; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D055654:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C; D051920:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily D; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell