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- PLZF is a transcription factor that influences the development and function of specific immune cells, including invariant NKT cells and certain γδ T cells in mice, but its role in humans is broader.
- In humans, PLZF is expressed in significant percentages of CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, as well as all γδ T cells and NK cells, indicating its importance across various lymphocyte populations.
- A lack of functional PLZF in a donor resulted in alterations across these lymphocyte types, and while PLZF-expressing CD8+ T cells increased in melanoma patients, they decreased in those with autoimmune diseases.
Article Abstract
In mice, the transcription factor, PLZF, controls the development of effector functions in invariant NKT cells and a subset of NKT cell-like, γδ T cells. Here, we show that in human lymphocytes, in addition to invariant NKT cells, PLZF was also expressed in a large percentage of CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. Furthermore, PLZF was also found to be expressed in all γδ T cells and in all NK cells. Importantly, we show that in a donor lacking functional PLZF, all of these various lymphocyte populations were altered. Therefore, in contrast to mice, PLZF appears to control the development and/or function of a wide variety of human lymphocytes that represent more than 10% of the total PBMCs. Interestingly, the PLZF-expressing CD8+ T cell population was found to be expanded in the peripheral blood of patients with metastatic melanoma but was greatly diminished in patients with autoimmune disease.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3167854 | PMC |
| http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024441 | PLOS |
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