Invariant natural killer T cells are not affected by lysosomal storage in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C.
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a specialised subset of T cells that are restricted to the MHC class I like molecule, CD1d. The ligands for iNKT cells are lipids, with the canonical superagonist being α-galactosylceramide, a non-mammalian glycosphingolipid. Trafficking of CD1d through th...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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