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Shaping organ-specific γδ T cells

Nature Reviews Immunology volume 16, pages 658–659 (2016)Cite this article

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The BTNL gene Skint1, which is expressed by thymic epithelial cells, has been shown previously to drive the thymic maturation of Vγ5+ dendritic epidermal T cells. This study shows that the related family members Btnl1 and Btnl6 in mice, and BTNL3 and BTNL8 in humans, have similar roles in the maturation of the gut IEL repertoire.

BTNL1 expressed by non-haematopoietic cells functions in trans to support ... Vγ7+ IELs

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  1. Di Marco Barros, R. et al. Epithelia use butyrophilin-like molecules to shape organ-specific γδ T cell compartments. Cell 167, 203–218 (2016)

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Minton, K. Shaping organ-specific γδ T cells. Nat Rev Immunol 16, 658–659 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nri.2016.118

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