High MDR‐1 expression by MAIT cells confers resistance to cytotoxic but not immunosuppressive MDR‐1 substrates

High expression of the ATP‐binding cassette‐multi‐drug efflux protein 1 (MDR1) is a striking feature of mucosal‐associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, a prominent human innate‐like T cell subset. We demonstrate significantly higher MDR1 expression by CD8 + CD161 ++ Vα7.2 + MAIT cells than the phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Fergusson, JR, Ussher, JE, Kurioka, A, Klenerman, P, Walker, LJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. 2018