MAIT cells are enriched in portal tracts and respond to biliary epithelial cells presenting bacterial ligands during liver inflammation
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells are unconventional T-cells characterised by the invariant T-cell antigen receptor α-chain, Vα7.2, high expression of CD161 and restriction by the MHC class 1-related molecule, MR1. They are important for antibacterial immunity at mucosal sites; however, th...
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Wiley
2015
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