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Nonclassical T cells and their antigens in tuberculosis

De Libero, Gennaro and Singhal, Amit and Lepore, Marco and Mori, Lucia. (2014) Nonclassical T cells and their antigens in tuberculosis. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 4 (9). a018473.

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Abstract

T cells that recognize nonpeptidic antigens, and thereby are identified as nonclassical, represent important yet poorly characterized effectors of the immune response. They are present in large numbers in circulating blood and tissues and are as abundant as T cells recognizing peptide antigens. Nonclassical T cells exert multiple functions including immunoregulation, tumor control, and protection against infections. They recognize complexes of nonpeptidic antigens such as lipid and glycolipid molecules, vitamin B2 precursors, and phosphorylated metabolites of the mevalonate pathway. Each of these antigens is presented by antigen-presenting molecules other than major histocompatibility complex (MHC), including CD1, MHC class I-related molecule 1 (MR1), and butyrophilin 3A1 (BTN3A1) molecules. Here, we discuss how nonclassical T cells participate in the recognition of mycobacterial antigens and in the mycobacterial-specific immune response.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Experimental Immunology (De Libero)
UniBasel Contributors:De Libero, Gennaro
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Further Journal Contribution
Publisher:Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
e-ISSN:2157-1422
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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