2023
Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection
Torcellan T, Friedrich C, Doucet-Ladevèze R, Ossner T, Solé V, Riedmann S, Ugur M, Imdahl F, Rosshart S, Arnold S, de Agüero M, Gagliani N, Flavell R, Backes S, Kastenmüller W, Gasteiger G. Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection. Immunity 2023, 57: 124-140.e7. PMID: 38157853, PMCID: PMC10783803, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNK cellsTrNK cellsAcute infectionTissue residencySecondary infectionTissue-resident NK cellsConventional NK cellsDistinct developmental requirementsNK cell responsesNatural killer cellsTranscriptional regulator Blimp1Effector cellsKiller cellsCNK cellsPrevious infectionEffector responsesEffector functionsBacterial infectionsCell responsesInfectionRestricted expressionTerms of ontogenyTissueCell formationHuman tissuesCutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection.
Song W, Sanchez G, Mayer D, Blackburn H, Chernova I, Flavell R, Weinstein J, Craft J. Cutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 1861-1865. PMID: 37133336, PMCID: PMC10247523, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationInterleukinsLymphocytic ChoriomeningitisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutConceptsAge-associated B cellsIL-21Acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cellsLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cell activationHumoral immunityLymphoid organsVirus infectionMouse modelViral infectionB cell developmentCell activationLymphotoxin αVivo generationTissue-specific signalsInfectionDe novo generationOrgan contributionIFNTissue microenvironmentCell developmentLiverPivotal contributorStage-specific roles
2022
Cholinergic control of Th17 cell pathogenicity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Nechanitzky R, Nechanitzky D, Ramachandran P, Duncan G, Zheng C, Göbl C, Gill K, Haight J, Wakeham A, Snow B, Bradaschia-Correa V, Ganguly M, Lu Z, Saunders M, Flavell R, Mak T. Cholinergic control of Th17 cell pathogenicity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2022, 30: 407-416. PMID: 36528755, PMCID: PMC9950465, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-01092-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisTh17 cellsMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune encephalomyelitisChAT expressionBrain-infiltrating immune cellsStrong TCR signalingCholinergic controlTherapeutic immunomodulationCholine acetyltransferaseImmune cellsCell pathogenicityDisease progressionChronic activationMouse modelTranscription factor Bhlhe40Novel targetAcetylcholineMRNA levelsPathogenic determinantsTCR signalingEncephalomyelitisCellsExpressionIL17