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NKT Cells and Other Innate T Cells: The Immune Cells That Do Not Follow the Rules

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This Pillars of Immunology article is a commentary on “A subset of CD4+ thymocytes selected by MHC class I molecules,” a pivotal article by A. Bendelac, N. Killeen, D.R. Littman, and R.H. Schwartz published in Science in 1994, marking the discovery of NKT cells and paving the way for the identification and characterization of other innate T cells. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7907820.

Source: The Journal of Immunology

DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2400243

Authors: Kalyani Pyaram, Cheong-Hee Chang

Institution: University of Kansas Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Regulation of metabolic pathways in NKT cells