Type II NKT Cells: An Elusive Population With Immunoregulatory Properties

Natural killer T (NKT) cells are unique unconventional T cells that are reactive to lipid antigens presented on the non-polymorphic major histocompatibility class (MHC) I-like molecule CD1d. They have characteristics of both innate and adaptive immune cells, and have potent immunoregulatory roles in...

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Main Authors: Avadhesh Kumar Singh, Prabhanshu Tripathi, Susanna L. Cardell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01969/full