| Literature DB >> 35567738 |
Arundhoti Das1, Christelle Harly2,3, Yi Ding1, Avinash Bhandoola4.
Abstract
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a family of immune cells that possess similar functions as T cells. We review steps of central ILC development in the bone marrow of adult mice and discuss recent evidence for peripheral ILC development suggesting extramedullary sites of ILC development. We also assess the contribution of development during different phases of life towards shaping the composition of the adult ILC pool. Finally, we briefly review the local cues that lead to heterogeneity of ILCs between tissues. We propose that tissue-resident ILC progenitors may economically allow tissues to elicit rapid expansion of specific ILC types that are needed based on the nature of antigenic assaults in tissues.Entities:
Keywords: Central ILC progenitors; Innate lymphoid cells; Local precursors
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35567738 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8387-9_2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622