Engagement of NKp30 on Vδ1 T cells induces the production of CCL3, CCL4, and CCL5 and suppresses HIV-1 replication

Blood. 2012 Apr 26;119(17):4013-6. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-11-390153. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Abstract

Natural cytotoxicity receptors (NCRs) were originally identified as specific natural killer cell activating receptors that, on binding to their endogenous ligands, trigger the killing of tumor cell targets. We recently described the differentiation of a novel subset of NCR(+) Vδ1 T cells characterized by a remarkably high cytolytic potential against cancer cells. Here we demonstrate that the engagement of NKp30, one of the NCRs expressed de novo on Vδ1 T cells after stimulation, triggers the production of high levels of CCL3/MIP-1α, CCL4/ MIP-1β, and CCL5/RANTES but not of CXCL12/SDF-1. In turn, this NKp30-induced secretion of cc-chemokines is able to significantly suppress the replication of a CCR5 tropic strain of HIV-1 in CD4(+)/CCR5(+) infected PM1 cell lines. This experimental evidence disclosing an unanticipated antiviral function of NCR(+) Vδ1 T cells opens new avenues for understanding the pathogenic role and for manipulating the function of γδ T cells in HIV-1 infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chemokine CCL3 / immunology
  • Chemokine CCL3 / metabolism*
  • Chemokine CCL4 / immunology
  • Chemokine CCL4 / metabolism*
  • Chemokine CCL5 / immunology
  • Chemokine CCL5 / metabolism*
  • Chemokines / metabolism
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / metabolism
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV-1 / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 3 / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / metabolism*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / metabolism
  • Virus Replication / immunology*

Substances

  • CCL3 protein, human
  • CCL4 protein, human
  • CCL5 protein, human
  • Chemokine CCL3
  • Chemokine CCL4
  • Chemokine CCL5
  • Chemokines
  • NCR3 protein, human
  • Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 3
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta