2018
Single-cell RNA sequencing unveils an IL-10-producing helper subset that sustains humoral immunity during persistent infection
Xin G, Zander R, Schauder DM, Chen Y, Weinstein JS, Drobyski WR, Tarakanova V, Craft J, Cui W. Single-cell RNA sequencing unveils an IL-10-producing helper subset that sustains humoral immunity during persistent infection. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 5037. PMID: 30487586, PMCID: PMC6261948, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T cellsIL-10Humoral immunityT cellsTfh cellsIL-10-expressing CD4 T cellsViral infectionAntiviral T cell responsesAcute LCMV infectionDouble reporter miceChronic viral infectionsCytokine IL-10T cell responsesPersistent viral infectionIL-10 signalingGerminal center reactionSingle-cell RNA-sequencing approachLCMV infectionHelper subsetsTh1 cellsChronic infectionInflammatory functionsViral controlPersistent infectionCell responses
2016
The multifaceted role of CD4+ T cells in CD8+ T cell memory
Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Kaech SM. The multifaceted role of CD4+ T cells in CD8+ T cell memory. Nature Reviews Immunology 2016, 16: 102-111. PMID: 26781939, PMCID: PMC4860014, DOI: 10.1038/nri.2015.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesT cell poolDendritic cellsT cell helpT cellsMemory CD8Cell helpCell responsesSuppression of DCTissue-resident memory CD8Regulatory T cellsT cell memoryCell poolSuppression of TNFApoptosis-inducing ligandEffector CD4Treg cellsFunctional CD8IL-21Primary CD8Protective immunityInterleukin-15Secondary responsivenessChronic infectionIL-2
2015
A Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control
Xin G, Schauder DM, Lainez B, Weinstein JS, Dai Z, Chen Y, Esplugues E, Wen R, Wang D, Parish IA, Zajac AJ, Craft J, Cui W. A Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 1118-1124. PMID: 26527008, PMCID: PMC4859432, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsChronic viral infectionsBATF expressionT cellsIL-21Chronic infectionEffector functionsViral infectionCD8 T cell effector functionsAnti-viral effector functionsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell immunityT cell effector functionT cell immunityCD4 T cellsT cell responsesCell effector functionsT cell persistenceT cell maintenanceBlimp-1 expressionCD8 responsesCD4 helpCell immunityViral controlTranscription factor expression