Unique interplay between sugar and lipid in determining the antigenic potency of bacterial antigens for NKT cells.

Unique interplay between sugar and lipid in determining the antigenic potency of bacterial antigens for NKT cells.

Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are an evolutionary conserved T cell population characterized by features of both the innate and adaptive immune response. Studies have shown that iNKT cells are required for protective responses to Gram-positive pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, and...

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Main Authors: Enrico Girardi, Esther Dawen Yu, Yali Li, Norihito Tarumoto, Bo Pei, Jing Wang, Petr Illarionov, Yuki Kinjo, Mitchell Kronenberg, Dirk M Zajonc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206013?pdf=render

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