CD73-mediated adenosine production by CD8 T cell-derived extracellular vesicles constitutes an intrinsic mechanism of immune suppression

Ectonucleotidases associated to regulatory T cells are known modulators in the inflammatory environment. Here the authors describe CD8 T cell-derived extracellular vesicles bearing CD73 and suggest they function as an additional intrinsic modulator of immune responses.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Enja Schneider, Riekje Winzer, Anne Rissiek, Isabell Ricklefs, Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger, Franz L. Ricklefs, Andreas Bauche, Jochen Behrends, Rudolph Reimer, Santra Brenna, Hauke Wasielewski, Melchior Lauten, Björn Rissiek, Berta Puig, Filippo Cortesi, Tim Magnus, Ralf Fliegert, Christa E. Müller, Nicola Gagliani, Eva Tolosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26134-w