Recruitment of γδ T lymphocytes to tumors: A new role for the pleiotropic chemokine CCL2

Oncoimmunology. 2013 Aug 1;2(8):e25461. doi: 10.4161/onci.25461. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Abstract

Despite the promise of targeting γδ T cells for cancer immunotherapy, the mechanisms underpinning the recruitment of this T-cell subsets to neoplastic lesions remain poorly understood. We have recently identified the pro-inflammatory chemokine CCL2 and its receptor CCR2 as key molecular determinants of γδ T-cell migration and tumor infiltration.

Keywords: CCL2; CCR2; chemokines; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; γδ T cells.