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Transcriptional profiling of human Vδ1 T cells reveals a pathogen-driven adaptive differentiation program.


ABSTRACT: γδ T cells are generally considered innate-like lymphocytes, however, an "adaptive-like" γδ compartment has now emerged. To understand transcriptional regulation of adaptive γδ T cell immunobiology, we combined single-cell transcriptomics, T cell receptor (TCR)-clonotype assignment, ATAC-seq, and immunophenotyping. We show that adult Vδ1+ T cells segregate into TCF7+LEF1+Granzyme Bneg (Tnaive) or T-bet+Eomes+BLIMP-1+Granzyme B+ (Teffector) transcriptional subtypes, with clonotypically expanded TCRs detected exclusively in Teffector cells. Transcriptional reprogramming mirrors changes within CD8+ αβ T cells following antigen-specific maturation and involves chromatin remodeling, enhancing cytokine production and cytotoxicity. Consistent with this, in vitro TCR engagement induces comparable BLIMP-1, Eomes, and T-bet expression in naive Vδ1+ and CD8+ T cells. Finally, both human cytomegalovirus and Plasmodium falciparum infection in vivo drive adaptive Vδ1 T cell differentiation from Tnaive to Teffector transcriptional status, alongside clonotypic expansion. Contrastingly, semi-invariant Vγ9+Vδ2+ T cells exhibit a distinct "innate-effector" transcriptional program established by early childhood. In summary, adaptive-like γδ subsets undergo a pathogen-driven differentiation process analogous to conventional CD8+ T cells.

SUBMITTER: McMurray JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533230 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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γδ T cells are generally considered innate-like lymphocytes, however, an "adaptive-like" γδ compartment has now emerged. To understand transcriptional regulation of adaptive γδ T cell immunobiology, we combined single-cell transcriptomics, T cell receptor (TCR)-clonotype assignment, ATAC-seq, and immunophenotyping. We show that adult Vδ1<sup>+</sup> T cells segregate into TCF7<sup>+</sup>LEF1<sup>+</sup>Granzyme B<sup>neg</sup> (T<sub>naive</sub>) or T-bet<sup>+</sup>Eomes<sup>+</sup>BLIMP-1<sup  ...[more]

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