In mice, the ability of naive T (TN) cells to mount an effector response correlates with TCR sensitivity for self-derived Ags, which can be quantified indirectly by measuring surface expression levels of CD5. Equivalent findings have not been reported previously in humans. We identified two discrete subsets of human CD8+ TN cells, defined by the absence or presence of the chemokine receptor CXCR3. The more abundant CXCR3+ TN cell subset displayed an effector-like transcriptional profile and expressed TCRs with physicochemical characteristics indicative of enhanced interactions with peptide-HLA class I Ags. Moreover, CXCR3+ TN cells frequently produced IL-2 and TNF in response to nonspecific activation directly ex vivo and differentiated readily into Ag-specific effector cells in vitro. Comparative analyses further revealed that human CXCR3+ TN cells were transcriptionally equivalent to murine CXCR3+ TN cells, which expressed high levels of CD5. These findings provide support for the notion that effector differentiation is shaped by heterogeneity in the preimmune repertoire of human CD8+ T cells.
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- aktivace lymfocytů imunologie MeSH
- biologické markery MeSH
- buněčná diferenciace imunologie MeSH
- CD8-pozitivní T-lymfocyty imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- imunofenotypizace MeSH
- imunologická paměť MeSH
- kultivované buňky MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- myši MeSH
- receptory CXCR3 metabolismus MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- T-lymfocyty - podskupiny imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- věkové faktory MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural MeSH
