PMID- 31456803 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200930 LR - 20200930 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - CD8(+) T Lymphocyte and NK Cell Network: Circuitry in the Cytotoxic Domain of Immunity. PG - 1906 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01906 [doi] LID - 1906 AB - Multiple effector layers in the immune system ensure an optimal temporal and spatial distribution of immune defense. Cytotoxic innate lymphoid natural killers (NK) and adaptive CD8(+) T lymphocytes (CTL) interact to elicit specific cytolytic outcomes. The CTL carry antigen-specific T cell receptors (TCR) to recognize cognate peptides bound with major histocompatibility complex class-I (MHC-I) or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules on target cells. Upon TCR engagement with MHC-I:peptide at a threshold of avidity, T cell intracellular programs converge into cytolytic activity. By contrast, NK cells lack antigen-specific receptors but express a repertoire of highly polymorphic and polygenic inhibitory and activating receptors that bind various ligands including MHC and like molecules. A highly calibrated maturation enables NK cells to eliminate target cells with lowered or absent MHC-I or induced MHC-I-related molecules while maintaining their tolerance toward self-MHC. Both CTL and mature NK cells undergo membranous reorganization and express various effector molecules to eliminate aberrant cells undergoing a stress of transformation, infection or other pathological noxa. Here, we present the cellular modules that underlie the CTL-NK circuitry to maximize their effector cooperativity against stressed or cancerous cells. FAU - Uzhachenko, Roman V AU - Uzhachenko RV AD - Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States. FAU - Shanker, Anil AU - Shanker A AD - Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States. AD - Host-Tumor Interactions Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States. AD - Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States. AD - Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 CA175370/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - SC1 CA182843/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 CA163069/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 MD007593/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20190813 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 SB - IM MH - Cell Communication MH - *Cytotoxicity, Immunologic MH - Humans MH - Killer Cells, Natural/*immunology MH - Neoplasms/immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/*immunology PMC - PMC6700470 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD8 T cells (CTL) OT - cancer OT - cytolytic function OT - effector cooperativity OT - immune networks OT - immunotherapy OT - lymphocyte crosstalk OT - natural killer cells (NK) EDAT- 2019/08/29 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/02 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2019/08/29 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01906 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2019 Aug 13;10:1906. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01906. eCollection 2019.