A prominent role for invariant T cells in the amphibian Xenopus laevis tadpoles

A critical role of non-classical MHC in tumor immune evasion in the amphibian Xenopus model

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MAIT cells, surveyors of a new class of antigen: development and functions

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Nonclassical MHC class I-dependent invariant T cells are evolutionarily conserved and prominent from early development in amphibians

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MAIT Cells Detect and Efficiently Lyse Bacterially-Infected Epithelial Cells

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Therapeutic manipulation of natural killer (NK) T cells in autoimmunity: are we close to reality?

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Exceptionally high conservation of the MHC class I-related gene, MR1, among mammals

(2012) Kentaro Tsukamoto et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Human thymic MR1-restricted MAIT cells are innate pathogen-reactive effectors that adapt following thymic egress

(2012) M C Gold et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Susceptibility of Xenopus laevis tadpoles to infection by the ranavirus Frog-Virus 3 correlates with a reduced and delayed innate immune response in comparison with adult frogs

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Immune Evasion Strategies of Ranaviruses and Innate Immune Responses to These Emerging Pathogens

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“Ranaviruses: An emerging threat to ectothermic vertebrates” Report of the First International Symposium on Ranaviruses, Minneapolis MN July 8, 2011

(2011) Jacques Robert et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Optimized transgenesis inXenopus laevis/gilliisogenetic clones for immunological studies

(2011) Hristina Nedelkovska et al.   GENESIS

The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

(2011) Bastiaan Star et al.   NATURE

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells: unconventional development and function

(2011) Lionel Le Bourhis et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Human MAIT cells are xenobiotic-resistant, tissue-targeted, CD161hi IL-17-secreting T cells

(2010) M. Dusseaux et al.   BLOOD

Comprehensive analysis of MHC class I genes from the U-, S-, and Z-lineages in Atlantic salmon

(2010) Morten F Lukacs et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Phylogenetic and developmental study of CD4, CD8 α and β T cell co-receptor homologs in two amphibian species, Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis

(2010) Asiya Seema Chida et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Remarkable Conservation of Distinct Nonclassical MHC Class I Lineages in Divergent Amphibian Species

(2010) A. Goyos et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Antimicrobial activity of mucosal-associated invariant T cells

(2010) Lionel Le Bourhis et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Hard wiring of T cell receptor specificity for the major histocompatibility complex is underpinned by TCR adaptability

(2010) S. R. Burrows et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structure of a Classical MHC Class I Molecule That Binds “Non-Classical” Ligands

(2010) Chee Seng Hee et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Human Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells Detect Bacterially Infected Cells

(2010) Marielle C. Gold et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The Tec kinases Itk and Rlk regulate conventional versus innate T-cell development

(2009) Amanda L. Prince et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Novel nonclassical MHC class Ib genes associated with CD8 T cell development and thymic tumors

(2009) Ana Goyos et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Invariant natural killer T cells: innate-like T cells with potent immunomodulatory activities

(2009) L. Wu et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

Stepwise Development of MAIT Cells in Mouse and Human

(2009) Emmanuel Martin et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Genome evolution and speciation genetics of clawed frogs (Xenopus and Silurana)

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