Not all effector CD8+ T cells are alike |
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Authors: | Drake Donald R Braciale Thomas J |
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Institution: | The Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Box 801386, MR4 Bldg., HSC Box 4012, Charlottesville, VA 22906, USA. |
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Abstract: | As naive CD8+ T cells circulate throughout the bloodstream and secondary lymphoid tissues (i.e. spleen and lymph nodes), they sample complexes of peptides and MHC class I molecules expressed on the surface of professional antigen presenting cells (APCs). A proper fit between lymphocyte and APCs sets into motion a complex series of events that result in the generation of activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that are the principal immune effectors against infected and transformed cells. Owing to the severe immunopathology that can result from the aberrant stimulation of CTLs, the activation of na?ve CD8(+) T cells is a tightly regulated process. A growing body of evidence suggests that the quality of stimulation na?ve CD8+ T cells receive during the induction and maintenance of an immune response dictates the functional competency of the responding antigen-specific CTLs, and that CD8+ T cells and their progeny "effector cells" can exist long-term in vastly different activation states. |
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