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Resident memory T cells, critical components in tumor immunology

Overview of attention for article published in Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, September 2018
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Title
Resident memory T cells, critical components in tumor immunology
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Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, September 2018
DOI 10.1186/s40425-018-0399-6
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Fathia Mami-Chouaib, Charlotte Blanc, Stéphanie Corgnac, Sophie Hans, Ines Malenica, Clémence Granier, Isabelle Tihy, Eric Tartour

Abstract

CD8+ T lymphocytes are the major anti-tumor effector cells. Most cancer immunotherapeutic approaches seek to amplify cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) specific to malignant cells. A recently identified subpopulation of memory CD8+ T cells, named tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells, persists in peripheral tissues and does not recirculate. This T-cell subset is considered an independent memory T-cell lineage with a specific profile of transcription factors, including Runx3+, Notch+, Hobit+, Blimp1+, BATF+, AHR+, EOMESneg and Tbetlow. It is defined by expression of CD103 (αE(CD103)β7) and CD49a (VLA-1 or α1β1) integrins and C-type lectin CD69, which are most likely involved in retention of TRM cells in non-lymphoid tissues, including solid tumors. CD103 binds to the epithelial cell marker E-cadherin, thereby favoring the location and retention of TRM in epithelial tumor regions in close contact with malignant cells. The CD103-E-cadherin interaction is required for polarized exocytosis of lytic granules, in particular, when ICAM-1 expression on cancer cells is missing, leading to target cell death. TRM cells also express high levels of granzyme B, IFNγ and TNFα, supporting their cytotoxic features. Moreover, the local route of immunization targeting tissue dendritic cells (DC), and the presence of environmental factors (i.e. TGF-β, IL-33 and IL-15), promote differentiation of this T-cell subtype. In both spontaneous tumor models and engrafted tumors, natural TRM cells or cancer-vaccine-induced TRM directly control tumor growth. In line with these results, TRM infiltration into various human cancers, including lung cancer, are correlated with better clinical outcome in both univariate and multivariate analyses independently of CD8+ T cells. TRM cells also predominantly express checkpoint receptors such as PD-1, CTLA-4 and Tim-3. Blockade of PD-1 with neutralizing antibodies on TRM cells isolated from human lung cancer promotes cytolytic activity toward autologous tumor cells. Thus, TRM cells appear to represent important components in tumor immune surveillance. Their induction by cancer vaccines or other immunotherapeutic approaches may be critical for the success of these treatments. Several arguments, such as their close contact with tumor cells, dominant expression of checkpoint receptors and their recognition of cancer cells, strongly suggest that they may be involved in the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors in various cancers.

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Unknown 300 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 62 21%
Researcher 50 17%
Student > Master 26 9%
Student > Bachelor 18 6%
Other 17 6%
Other 36 12%
Unknown 91 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Immunology and Microbiology 70 23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 46 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 41 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 22 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 2%
Other 18 6%
Unknown 97 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 August 2023.
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#1,689,644
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Outputs from Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
#433
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#34,580
of 345,525 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
#7
of 32 outputs
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