Single-cell transcriptomics of human gut T cells identifies cytotoxic CD4+CD8A+ T cells related to mouse CD4 cytotoxic T cells

Cytotoxic CD4+ T cells (CD4-CTLs) show the presence of cytolytic granules, which include the enzymes granzyme and perforin. The cells have a pathogenic and protective role in various diseases, including cancer, viral infection, and autoimmune disease. In mice, cytotoxic CD4+ T cells express CD8αα+ a...

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Main Authors: Shun Tanemoto, Tomohisa Sujino, Kentaro Miyamoto, Jonathan Moody, Yusuke Yoshimatsu, Yoshinari Ando, Ikuko Koya, Yosuke Harada, Anna Okuzawa Tojo, Keiko Ono, Yukie Hayashi, Kaoru Takabayashi, Koji Okabayashi, Toshiaki Teratani, Yohei Mikami, Nobuhiro Nakamoto, Naoki Hosoe, Haruhiko Ogata, Chung-Chau Hon, Jay W. Shin, Takanori Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.977117/full