Innate lymphoid cells: models of plasticity for immune homeostasis and rapid responsiveness in protection
Author(s)
Almeida, FF; Belz, GT;
Details
Publication Year 2016-08-03,Volume 9,Issue #5,Page 1103-1112
Journal Title
Mucosal Immunol
Publication Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have stormed onto the immune landscape as "newly discovered" cell types. These tissue-resident sentinels are enriched at mucosal surfaces and engage in complex cross talk with elements of the adaptive immune system and microenvironment to orchestrate immune homeostasis. Many parallels exist between innate cells and T cells leading to the initial partitioning of ILCs into rather rigid subsets that reflect their "adaptive-like" effector cytokines profiles. ILCs themselves, however, have unique attributes that are only just beginning to be elucidated. These features result in complementarity with, rather than complete duplication of, functions of the adaptive immune system. Key transcription factors determine the pathway of differentiation of progenitors towards an ILC1, ILC2, or ILC3 subset. Once formed, flexibility in the responses of these subsets to stimuli unexpectedly allows transdifferentation between the different subsets and the acquisition of altered phenotypes and function. This provides a mechanism for rapid innate immune responsiveness. Here, we discuss the models of differentiation for maintenance and activation of tissue-resident ILCs in maintaining immune homeostasis and protection.Mucosal Immunology (2016) advance online publication, 3 August 2016; doi:10.1038/mi.2016.64.
Publisher
NPG
Research Division(s)
Molecular Immunology
PubMed ID
27484190
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