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Immunity ; 44(2): 233-45, 2016 Feb 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26872694

ABSTRACT

According to in vitro assays, T cells are thought to kill rapidly and efficiently, but the efficacy and dynamics of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated killing of virus-infected cells in vivo remains elusive. We used two-photon microscopy to quantify CTL-mediated killing in mice infected with herpesviruses or poxviruses. On average, one CTL killed 2-16 virus-infected cells per day as determined by real-time imaging and by mathematical modeling. In contrast, upon virus-induced MHC class I downmodulation, CTLs failed to destroy their targets. During killing, CTLs remained migratory and formed motile kinapses rather than static synapses with targets. Viruses encoding the calcium sensor GCaMP6s revealed strong heterogeneity in individual CTL functional capacity. Furthermore, the probability of death of infected cells increased for those contacted by more than two CTLs, indicative of CTL cooperation. Thus, direct visualization of CTLs during killing of virus-infected cells reveals crucial parameters of CD8(+) T cell immunity.


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Herpesviridae Infections/immunology , Muromegalovirus/immunology , Perforin/metabolism , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology , Vaccinia virus/immunology , Vaccinia/immunology , Animals , Calcium Signaling , Cell Communication , Cells, Cultured , Cytotoxicity, Immunologic , Humans , Immune Evasion , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton , Perforin/genetics , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/virology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
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