The distinct response of gammadelta T cells to the Nod2 agonist muramyl dipeptide.

ABSTRACT: Purified gammadelta T cells are primed directly in response to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to better respond to secondary signals and increase expression of chemokine and activation-related genes. Transcripts encoding the innate receptor Nod2 were detected in bovine and human gammadelta T cells. Nod2 is the intracellular receptor for muramyl dipeptide (MDP), functions in regulating innate activities, and was thought to be expressed primarily in APCs. The response of gammadelta T cells to MDP was analyzed by microarray, Q-PCR, proteome array and functional priming assays. MDP had a consistent priming effect on gammadelta T cells, characterized by changes in transcripts and enhanced proliferation response to secondary signaling. Knockdown experiments implicated Nod2 as the

SUBMITTER: Kerns HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2688450 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature