Lipoproteins act as vehicles for lipid antigen delivery and activation of invariant natural killer T cells

Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells act at the interface between lipid metabolism and immunity because of their restriction to lipid antigens presented on CD1d by antigen-presenting cells (APCs). How foreign lipid antigens are delivered to APCs remains elusive. Since lipoproteins routinely bind...

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Main Authors: Suzanne E. Engelen, Francesca A. Ververs, Angela Markovska, B. Christoffer Lagerholm, Jordan M. Kraaijenhof, Laura I.E. Yousif, Yasemin-Xiomara Zurke, Can M.C. Gulersonmez, Sander Kooijman, Michael Goddard, Robert J. van Eijkeren, Peter J. Jervis, Gurdyal S. Besra, Saskia Haitjema, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Eric Kalkhoven, Hidde L. Ploegh, Marianne Boes, Vincenzo Cerundolo, G.K. Hovingh, Mariolina Salio, Edwin C.A. Stigter, Patrick C.N. Rensen, Claudia Monaco, Henk S. Schipper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2023-05-01
Series:JCI Insight
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.158089