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Werneck, M.B. et al.

T-bet plays a key role in NK-mediated control of melanoma metastatic disease.

Antitumor responses depend on type 1 immunity, which is severely impaired in mice deficient for the T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) transcription factor. Both T-bet-deficient (T-bet(-/-)) NK and CTL show defective function, which can be overcome by strong stimuli due to the expression of eomesodermin, another member of the T-box family. The effective response from T-bet(-/-) mice to viral infection and tumor initiation corroborates with these findings. However, T-bet(-/-) animals fail to control cancer metastasis and are, therefore, highly susceptible to tumor spread. The mechanism of T-bet-dependent resistance to metastatic disease is not known. In this study, we show that T-bet plays a role in inhibiting cancer metastasis by regulating the longevity and function of NK cells. Our data demonstrate that the absence of a proper innate immune response driven by NK cells in T-bet(-/-) mice precludes the initiation of a potent adaptive response to tumors. Adoptive transfer of wild-type activated NK cells protects T-bet(-/-) animals after melanoma challenge showing that reconstitution of the NK compartment in these mice is sufficient to mediate a significant reduction in tumor burden. Transfer of T-bet(-/-) A-NK cells fails to do so, due to their reduced in vivo survival, inefficient lysis of cancer cells, and poor IFN-gamma production. Taken together, these results show for the first time an irreplaceable role for T-bet in the NK-mediated cross-talk between innate and adaptive immune responses to metastatic disease.[1]

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T-bet plays a key role in NK-mediated control of melanoma metastatic disease. Werneck, M.B., Lugo-Villarino, G., Hwang, E.S., Cantor, H., Glimcher, L.H. J. Immunol. (2008) [Pubmed]

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