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- Title
Immunosurveillance and immunoregulation by gammadelta T cells.
- Authors
Girardi, Michael
- Abstract
Whereas the vast majority of T cells express a T-cell receptor (TCR) composed of alphabeta heterodimers, a smaller population expresses a gammadelta TCR. In contrast to alphabeta T cells, gammadelta T cells show less TCR diversity, are particularly enriched at epithelial surfaces and appear to respond to self-molecules that signal potential danger or cellular stress. In addition, various subsets of gammadelta T cells have shown antitumor and immunoregulatory activities. This review considers what has been discovered about the important cutaneous functions of gammadelta T cells through the study of mutant mice and offers perspectives on the roles of gammadelta T cells in human disease.
- Publication
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2006, Vol 126, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0022-202X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.jid.5700003