Antigen specificity of invariant natural killer T-cells

Natural killer T-cells, with an invariant T-cell antigen receptor α-chain (iNKT cells), are unique and conserved subset of lymphocytes capable of altering the immune system through their rapid and potent cytokine responses. They are reactive to lipid antigens presented by the CD1d molecule, an antig...

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Main Authors: Alysia M. Birkholz, Mitchell Kronenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S231941701600007X