Lethal giant larvae-1 deficiency enhances the CD8 effector T-cell response to antigen challenge in vivo
- Author(s)
- Ramsbottom, KM; Sacirbegovic, F; Hawkins, ED; Kallies, A; Belz, GT; Van Ham, V; Haynes, NM; Durrant, MJ; Humbert, PO; Russell, SM; Oliaro, J;
- Journal Title
- Immunol Cell Biol
- Publication Type
- Journal Article in press
- Abstract
- Lethal giant larvae-1 (Lgl-1) is an evolutionary conserved protein that regulates cell polarity in diverse lineages; however, the role of Lgl-1 in the polarity and function of immune cells remains to be elucidated. To assess the role of Lgl-1 in T cells, we generated chimeric mice with a hematopoietic system deficient for Lgl-1. Lgl-1 deficiency did not impair the activation or function of peripheral CD8+ T cells in response to antigen presentation in vitro, but did skew effector and memory T-cell differentiation. When challenged with antigen-expressing virus or tumor, Lgl-1-deficient mice displayed altered T-cell responses. This manifested in a stronger antiviral and antitumor effector CD8+ T-cell response, the latter resulting in enhanced control of MC38-OVA tumors. These results reveal a novel role for Lgl-1 in the regulation of virus-specific T-cell responses and antitumor immunity.Immunology and Cell Biology advance online publication, 22 September 2015; doi:10.1038/icb.2015.82.
- Publisher
- NPG
- Research Division(s)
- Molecular Immunology
- PubMed ID
- 26391810
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.2015.82
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