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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
NK cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes that are most efficient at fulfilling their functions after a phase of priming provided by cytokines and/or accessory cells. Although type I IFNs are known to be important in this process, it remains unclear whether they act directly on NK cells or indirectly on accessory cells. We used adoptive transfer experiments and mixed bone marrow chimeras to dissect the requirement for type I IFN signaling in response to the dsRNA analog polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid. We demonstrate that optimal NK cell priming requires type I IFNs to signal on both NK cells and accessory cells. In the absence of IL-15, the residual NK cell activation was strictly dependent on cell-intrinsic IFNAR signaling in NK cells. Our results suggest that type I IFNs produced following viral infection simultaneously target accessory cells for IL-15 transpresentation and NK cells themselves and that these two pathways cooperate for NK cell priming.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1550-6606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2084-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Cutting Edge: A dual role for type I IFNs during polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid-induced NK cell activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut Pasteur, Dynamics of Immune Responses Unit, F-75015 Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't