Interplay Between Carbohydrate and Lipid in Recognition of Glycolipid Antigens by Natural Killer T Cells

Overview

Journal Ann N Y Acad Sci

Specialty Science

Date 2012 Feb 23

PMID 22352829

Citations 17

Authors

Bo Pei

Jose Luis Vela

Dirk Zajonc

Mitchell Kronenberg

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Abstract

Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a T cell subpopulation that were named originally based on coexpression of receptors found on natural killer (NK) cells, cells of the innate immune system, and by T lymphocytes. The maturation and activation of NKT cells requires presentation of glycolipid antigens by CD1d, a cell surface protein distantly related to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded antigen presenting molecules. This specificity distinguishes NKT cells from most CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells that recognize peptides presented by MHC class I and class II molecules. The rapid secretion of a large amount of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines by activated NKT cells endows them with the ability to play a vital role in the host immune defense against various microbial infections. In this review, we summarize progress on identifying the sources of microbe-derived glycolipid antigens recognized by NKT cells and the biochemical basis for their recognition.

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