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Table 2 The Role of Trogocytosis in T Cells Fate and Function

From: Outsmarting trogocytosis to boost CAR NK/T cell therapy

Trogocytic molecules/receptors

Direction

Effects on T cells fate and/or function

References

Costimulatory molecules

APCs to T cells

Controls T cell activation

[52, 56, 57, 61,62,63,64]

CD86

APCs to T cells

Modifies the function and phenotype of immune effector cells, resulting in the development of regulatory capabilities that inhibit the proliferation of other T cells

[71]

CD80/CD86

APCs to Treg cells

Promotes APCs and Tregs suppressive functions

[72]

CD1d

Target cells to γσ T cells

Promotes glycolipid antigen presentation to invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT)

[66]

MHC:peptide complexes

APCs to T cells

Reduce T cell effector functions and cytokine production by promoting activation-induced cell death or clonal exhaustion

[67]

CD137

Cancer cells to APCs

Reduces T cell costimulation capacity and proinflammatory cytokine release

[69, 70]

HLA-G

Cancer cells to T cells

Converts effector T cells into iTregs

[71]