Immunological Functions of Steryl Glycosides

Novel sterol glucosyltransferase in the animal tissue and cultured cells: Evidence that glucosylceramide as glucose donor

(2011) Hisako Akiyama et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Acylated cholesteryl galactosides are ubiquitous glycolipid antigens amongBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: Figure 1

(2011) Gunthard Stübs et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Innate and cytokine-driven signals, rather than microbial antigens, dominate in natural killer T cell activation during microbial infection

(2011) Manfred Brigl et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Invariant natural killer T cells recognize lipid self antigen induced by microbial danger signals

(2011) Patrick J Brennan et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Influenza infection in suckling mice expands an NKT cell subset that protects against airway hyperreactivity

(2010) Ya-Jen Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Membrane-associated Activation of Cholesterol α-Glucosyltransferase, an Enzyme Responsible for Biosynthesis of Cholesteryl-α-d-Glucopyranoside in Helicobacter pylori Critical for Its Survival

(2010) Hitomi Hoshino et al.   JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY

The functions of steryl glycosides come to those who wait: Recent advances in plants, fungi, bacteria and animals

(2010) Sandra Grille et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Steroids mediate resistance to the bactericidal effect of phosphatidylcholines againstHelicobacter pylori

(2009) Hirofumi Shimomura et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Acylated Cholesteryl Galactosides Are Specific Antigens ofBorreliaCausing Lyme Disease and Frequently Induce Antibodies in Late Stages of Disease

(2009) Gunthard Stübs et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Natural Killer Cell Receptor+T-Lymphocytes in Normal andHelicobacter pylori-Infected Human Gastric Mucosa

(2008) Joan O’Keeffe et al.   HELICOBACTER