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Th17 cells are long lived and retain a stem cell-like molecular signature

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Muranski, Pawel, Borman, Zachary A., Kerkar, Sid P., Klebanoff, Christopher A., Ji, Yun, Sanchez-Perez, Luis, Sukumar, Madhusudhanan, Reger, Robert N. +14 more·2011·Immunity

Abstract

Th17 cells have been described as short lived, but this view is at odds with their capacity to trigger protracted damage to normal and transformed tissues. We report that Th17 cells, despite displaying low expression of CD27 and other phenotypic markers of terminal differentiation, efficiently eradicated tumors and caused autoimmunity, were long lived, and maintained a core molecular signature resembling early memory CD8(+) cells with stem cell-like properties. In addition, we found that Th17 cells had high expression of Tcf7, a direct target of the Wnt and β-catenin signaling axis, and accumulated β-catenin, a feature observed in stem cells. In vivo, Th17 cells gave rise to Th1-like effector cell progeny and also self-renewed and persisted as IL-17A-secreting cells. Multipotency was required for Th17 cell-mediated tumor eradication because effector cells deficient in IFN-γ or IL-17A had impaired activity. Thus, Th17 cells are not always short lived and are a less-differentiated subset capable of superior persistence and functionality.

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  • Despite phenotypic markers of terminal differentiation, Th17 cells have stem cell features and powerful functionalities.

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Muranski, P., Borman, Z. A., Kerkar, S. P., Klebanoff, C. A., Ji, Y., Sanchez-Perez, L., Sukumar, M., Reger, R. N., Yu, Z., Kern, S. J., Roychoudhuri, R., Ferreyra, G. A., Shen, W., Durum, S. K., Feigenbaum, L., Palmer, D. C., Antony, P. A., Chan, C.-C., Laurence, A., Danner, R. L., Gattinoni, L., & Restifo, N. P.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • National Cancer Institute (US)
  • Leidos (United States) (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
Corresponding author
Restifo, Nicholas P.
Venue
Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-12
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
972-985
ISSN
1074-7613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995391551
Cited by
443
References
82
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (Z99 CA999999)
  • National Cancer Institute (ZIABC010763, Y99 CA999999, ZIABC011037)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
Th17 cells, cell persistence, stem cell-like properties, TCF1, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, CD27, memory CD8+ T cells, IL-17A, interferon-gamma, tumor eradication, autoimmunity, multipotency, self-renewal
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Survival, Mice, Transgenic, Neoplasms, Stem Cells, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7, Th1 Cells, Interleukin-17, Gene Expression Profiling, Mice, Th17 Cells

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