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Intestinal microbes affect phenotypes and functions of invariant natural killer T cells in mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2012
Wingender Gerhard, Stepniak Dariusz, Krebs Philippe, Lin Lin, McBride Sara, Wei Bo, Braun Jonathan, Mazmanian Sarkis K, Kronenberg Mitchell
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells undergo canonical, Vα14-Jα18 rearrangement of the T-cell receptor (TCR) in mice; this form of the TCR recognizes glycolipids presented by CD1d. iNKT cells mediate many different immune reactions. Their constitutive activated and memory phenotype and rapid initiation of effector functions after stimulation indicate previous antigen-specific stimulation....
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