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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 6727, 2023 10 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37872155

RESUMO

Effective responses to intracellular pathogens are characterized by T cell clones with a broad affinity range for their cognate peptide and diverse functional phenotypes. How T cell clones are selected throughout the response to retain a breadth of avidities remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that direct sensing of the cytokine IFN-γ by CD8+ T cells coordinates avidity and differentiation during infection. IFN-γ promotes the expansion of low-avidity T cells, allowing them to overcome the selective advantage of high-avidity T cells, whilst reinforcing high-avidity T cell entry into the memory pool, thus reducing the average avidity of the primary response and increasing that of the memory response. IFN-γ in this context is mainly provided by virtual memory T cells, an antigen-inexperienced subset with memory features. Overall, we propose that IFN-γ and virtual memory T cells fulfil a critical immunoregulatory role by enabling the coordination of T cell avidity and fate.


Assuntos
Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Interferon gama , Interferon gama/genética , Citocinas , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Peptídeos
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Front Immunol ; 13: 885371, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35603213

RESUMO

Both infectious viral diseases and cancer have historically been some of the most common causes of death worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic is a decidedly relevant example of the former. Despite progress having been made over past decades, new and improved techniques are still needed to address the limitations faced by current treatment standards, with mRNA-based therapy emerging as a promising solution. Highly flexible, scalable and cost-effective, mRNA therapy is proving to be a compelling vaccine platform against viruses. Likewise, mRNA vaccines show similar promise against cancer as a platform capable of encoding multiple antigens for a diverse array of cancers, including those that are patient specific as a novel form of personalized medicine. In this review, the molecular mechanisms, biotechnological aspects, and clinical developments of mRNA vaccines against viral infections and cancer are discussed to provide an informative update on the current state of mRNA therapy research.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Doenças Transmissíveis , Neoplasias , Vírus , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Pandemias , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Vacinas Sintéticas , Vacinas de mRNA
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(36): 18060-18067, 2019 09 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31427534

RESUMO

Translational control plays a key role in regulation of neuronal activity and behavior. Deletion of the translational repressor 4E-BP2 in mice alters excitatory and inhibitory synaptic functions, engendering autistic-like behaviors. The contribution of 4E-BP2-dependent translational control in excitatory and inhibitory neurons and astrocytic cells to these behaviors remains unknown. To investigate this, we generated cell-type-specific conditional 4E-BP2 knockout mice and tested them for the salient features of autism, including repetitive stereotyped behaviors (self-grooming and marble burying), sociability (3-chamber social and direct social interaction tests), and communication (ultrasonic vocalizations in pups). We found that deletion of 4E-BP2 in GABAergic inhibitory neurons, defined by Gad2, resulted in impairments in social interaction and vocal communication. In contrast, deletion of 4E-BP2 in forebrain glutamatergic excitatory neurons, defined by Camk2a, or in astrocytes, defined by Gfap, failed to cause autistic-like behavioral abnormalities. Taken together, we provide evidence for an inhibitory-cell-specific role of 4E-BP2 in engendering autism-related behaviors.


Assuntos
Transtorno Autístico/metabolismo , Comportamento Animal , Fatores de Iniciação em Eucariotos/deficiência , Neurônios GABAérgicos/metabolismo , Interneurônios/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Animais , Astrócitos/metabolismo , Astrócitos/patologia , Transtorno Autístico/genética , Transtorno Autístico/patologia , Proteína Quinase Tipo 2 Dependente de Cálcio-Calmodulina/genética , Proteína Quinase Tipo 2 Dependente de Cálcio-Calmodulina/metabolismo , Neurônios GABAérgicos/patologia , Proteína Glial Fibrilar Ácida/genética , Proteína Glial Fibrilar Ácida/metabolismo , Glutamato Descarboxilase/genética , Glutamato Descarboxilase/metabolismo , Interneurônios/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout
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