NKT cells: what's in a name?

DI Godfrey, HR MacDonald, M Kronenberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2004 - nature.com
Recent years have seen so-called natural killer T (NKT) cells emerge as important
regulators of the immune response. The existence of NKT-cell subsets, and other types of T …

CD1: antigen presentation and T cell function

M Brigl, MB Brenner - Annu. Rev. Immunol., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review summarizes the major features of CD1 genes and proteins, the
patterns of intracellular trafficking of CD1 molecules, and how they sample different …

NKT cells: facts, functions and fallacies

DI Godfrey, KJL Hammond, LD Poulton, MJ Smyth… - Immunology today, 2000 - cell.com
The proposed roles of NK1. 1+ T (NKT) cells in immune responses range from suppression
of autoimmunity to tumor rejection. Heterogeneity of these cells contributes to the …

In vivo identification of glycolipid antigen–specific T cells using fluorescent CD1d tetramers

K Benlagha, A Weiss, A Beavis, L Teyton… - The Journal of …, 2000 - rupress.org
The CD1 family of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-like molecules specializes in
presenting lipid and glycolipid antigens to α/β T lymphocytes, but little is known about the …

The unique role of natural killer T cells in the response to microorganisms

E Tupin, Y Kinjo, M Kronenberg - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2007 - nature.com
Natural killer T (NKT) cells combine features of the innate and adaptive immune systems.
Recently, it has become evident that these T cells have crucial roles in the response to …

A Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Developmental Pathway Involving a Thymus-dependent NK1.1CD4+ CD1d-dependent Precursor Stage

DG Pellicci, KJL Hammond, AP Uldrich… - The Journal of …, 2002 - rupress.org
The development of CD1d-dependent natural killer T (NKT) cells is poorly understood. We
have used both CD1d/α-galactosylceramide (CD1d/αGC) tetramers and anti-NK1. 1 to …

Selective ability of mouse CD1 to present glycolipids: α-galactosylceramide specifically stimulates Vα14+ NK T lymphocytes

N Burdin, L Brossay, Y Koezuka, ST Smiley… - The Journal of …, 1998 - journals.aai.org
Abstract Mouse CD1 (mCD1) glycoproteins are known to present peptides, while human
CD1 molecules present glycolipids. In mice, mCD1-autoreactive NK T cells play critical roles …

The response of natural killer T cells to glycolipid antigens is characterized by surface receptor down-modulation and expansion

MT Wilson, C Johansson… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
CD1d-restricted natural killer T (NKT) cells are a subset of regulatory T cells that react with
glycolipid antigens. Although preclinical studies have effectively targeted NKT cells for …

Glycolipid antigen drives rapid expansion and sustained cytokine production by NK T cells

NY Crowe, AP Uldrich, K Kyparissoudis… - The Journal of …, 2003 - journals.aai.org
NKT cells are enigmatic lymphocytes that respond to glycolipid Ags presented by CD1d.
Although they are key immunoregulatory cells, with a critical role in immunity to cancer …

CD1d-restricted immunoglobulin G formation to GPI-anchored antigens mediated by NKT cells

L Schofield, MJ McConville, D Hansen, AS Campbell… - Science, 1999 - science.org
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses require major histocompatibility complex (MHC)–
restricted recognition of peptide fragments by conventional CD4+ helper T cells …