Recognition of lyso-phospholipids by human natural killer T lymphocytes.

Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a subset of T lymphocytes with potent immunoregulatory properties. Recognition of self-antigens presented by CD1d molecules is an important route of NKT cell activation; however, the molecular identity of specific autoantigens that stimulate human NKT cells remains u...

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Main Authors: Lisa M Fox, Daryl G Cox, Jennifer L Lockridge, Xiaohua Wang, Xiuxu Chen, Louise Scharf, David L Trott, Rachel M Ndonye, Natacha Veerapen, Gurdyal S Besra, Amy R Howell, Mark E Cook, Erin J Adams, William H Hildebrand, Jenny E Gumperz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2760207?pdf=render