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Molecular profiling of cytomegalovirus-induced human CD8+ T cell differentiation

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Hertoghs, Kirsten M.L., Moerland, Perry D., van Stijn, Amber, Remmerswaal, Ester B.M., Yong, Sila L., van de Berg, Pablo J.E.J., van Ham, S. Marieke, Baas, Frank +2 more·2010·Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abstract

CD8+ T cells play a critical role in the immune response to viral pathogens. Persistent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection results in a strong increase in the number of virus-specific, quiescent effector-type CD8+ T cells with constitutive cytolytic activity, but the molecular pathways involved in the induction and maintenance of these cells are unknown. We show here that HCMV infection induced acute and lasting changes in the transcriptomes of virus-reactive T cells collected from HCMV-seropositive patients at distinct stages of infection. Enhanced cell cycle and metabolic activity was restricted to the acute phase of the response, but at all stages, HCMV-specific CD8+ T cells expressed the Th1-associated transcription factors T-bet (TBX21) and eomesodermin (EOMES), in parallel with continuous expression of IFNG mRNA and IFN-γ-regulated genes. The cytolytic proteins granzyme B and perforin as well as the fractalkine-binding chemokine receptor CX3CR1 were found in virus-reactive cells throughout the response. During HCMV latency, virus-specific CD8+ T cells lacked the typical features of exhausted cells found in other chronic infections. Persistent effector cell traits together with the permanent changes in chemokine receptor usage of virus-specific, nonexhausted, long-lived CD8+ T cells may be crucial to maintain lifelong protection from HCMV reactivation.

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Hertoghs, K. M. L., Moerland, P. D., van Stijn, A., Remmerswaal, E. B. M., Yong, S. L., van de Berg, P. J. E. J., van Ham, S. M., Baas, F., ten Berge, I. J. M., & van Lier, R. A. W.
Affiliations
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2010-11-01
Volume
120
Issue
11
Pages
4077-4090
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2161071827
Cited by
198
References
83
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Nierstichting (C03.2034, C05.2141)
  • Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Keywords
human cytomegalovirus, CD8+ T cells, T cell differentiation, viral persistence, T-bet, Eomesodermin, interferon-gamma, granzyme B, perforin, CX3CR1, T cell exhaustion, viral latency, HCMV reactivation, transcriptome, effector memory T cells
MeSH terms
Cell Differentiation, Cell Separation, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Cytomegalovirus, Flow Cytometry, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Biomarkers, Virus Latency, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Gene Expression Profiling, Microarray Analysis

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