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    Curr Opin Immunol. 2009 Aug;21(4):397-403. Epub 2009 Jun 21.

    The evolved functions of CD1 during infection.

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    Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

    Abstract

    CD1 proteins display lipid antigens to T cell receptors. Studies using CD1d tetramers and CD1d-deficient mice provide important insight into the immunological functions of invariant NK T cells (iNKT) during viral and bacterial infections. However, the mouse CD1 locus is atypical because it encodes only CD1d, whereas most mammalian species have retained many CD1 genes. Viewed from the perspective that CD1 is a diverse gene family that activates several of classes of T cells, new insights into lipid loading and infection response are emerging.

    PMID:
    19541469
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2725205
    Free PMC Article

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