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Natural Killer Cell Granule Protein (NKG7) promotes the development of vaccine-induced anti-fungal Th1 cells

Wuthrich, M.; Taira, C. L.; dos Santos Dias, L.; He, X.; Lichtenberger, S.; Klein, B.

2026-04-23 immunology
10.64898/2026.04.21.719793 bioRxiv
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CD4+ T cells that produce IFN-{gamma} (T helper 1 [Th1] cells) chiefly mediate vaccine acquired resistance to fungal infections. However, the key regulators of the development of Th1 cells and acquired resistance to fungi are incompletely understood. Here, we report that Natural Killer Cell Granule Protein (NKG7) acts as an unappreciated regulator inducing anti-fungal Th1 cells to produce IFN-{gamma} and converting plastic Th17 cells into polyfunctional memory Th1 cells. Author summaryThe mechanisms of vaccine resistance to fungi are incompletely understood. We identified a regulator that promotes the development of proinflammatory immune lymphocytes and fosters the conversion of one population of lymphocytes into multi-functional cells that produce several proinflammatory soluble factors that efficiently combat infectious diseases.

Published in PLOS Pathogens (predicted rank #1) · training set

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