Endogenous ligands of natural killer T cells are alpha-linked glycosylceramides

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 94-97

  Kain, Lisa ^a   Costanzo, Anne ^a   Webb, Bill ^a   Holt, Marie ^a   Bendelac, Albert ^b   Savage, Paul B ^c   Teyton, Luc ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomers; Ceramide; Contamination; Endogenous ligand; NKT cells; Thymic selection

Indexed keywords

CD1D ANTIGEN; CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; CERAMIDE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSYLCERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSYLCERAMIDE SYNTHASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CD1D PROTEIN, HUMAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; N ACYLSPHINGOSINE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE;

BIOASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAMMAL CELL; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYMUS; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS, CD1D; CERAMIDES; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; N-ACYLSPHINGOSINE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; THYMOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84957426921     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.06.009     Document Type: Review

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