Evolution of nonclassical MHC-dependent invariant T cells

Elephant shark genome provides unique insights into gnathostome evolution

(2014) Byrappa Venkatesh et al.   NATURE

Polyclonal type II natural killer T cells require PLZF and SAP for their development and contribute to CpG-mediated antitumor response

(2014) J. Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Adaptable Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Fold: Structure and Function of Nonclassical and MHC Class I–Like Molecules

(2013) Erin J. Adams et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

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

(2013) Lionel Le Bourhis et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY

MAITs, MR1 and vitamin B metabolites

(2013) Richard W Birkinshaw et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY

Antiviral functions of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells in teleost fish

(2013) Tomonori Somamoto et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

MR1B, a natural spliced isoform of the MHC-related 1 protein, is expressed as homodimers at the cell surface and activates MAIT cells

(2013) Julien Lion et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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

(2013) E.-S. Edholm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MAIT Cells Detect and Efficiently Lyse Bacterially-Infected Epithelial Cells

(2013) Lionel Le Bourhis et al.   PLoS Pathogens

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

(2012) Kentaro Tsukamoto et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Structural insight into MR1-mediated recognition of the mucosal associated invariant T cell receptor

(2012) Rangsima Reantragoon et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

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

(2012) M C Gold et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Co-dependents: MR1-restricted MAIT cells and their antimicrobial function

(2012) Marielle C. Gold et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2012) Francisco De Jesús Andino et al.   VIROLOGY

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

(2012) Leon Grayfer et al.   Viruses-Basel

Evidence for the divergence of innate and adaptive T-cell precursors before commitment to the    and    lineages

(2011) J. Kisielow et al.   BLOOD

Conservation of characteristics and functions of CD4 positive lymphocytes in a teleost fish

(2011) Hideaki Toda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Cytotoxic T cells in teleost fish

(2011) Teruyuki Nakanishi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells regulate Th1 response in multiple sclerosis

(2011) Yusei Miyazaki et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

New ways to turn on NKT cells: Figure 1.

(2011) Dale Ian Godfrey et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

(2011) Bastiaan Star et al.   NATURE

Invariant natural killer T cells recognize glycolipids from pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria

(2011) Yuki Kinjo et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

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

T cell diversity and TcR repertoires in teleost fish

(2010) R. Castro et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH 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

Comparative and developmental study of the immune system inXenopus

(2009) Jacques Robert et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Adaptability of the semi-invariant natural killer T-cell receptor towards structurally diverse CD1d-restricted ligands

(2009) William C Florence et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Differential Recognition of CD1d-α-Galactosyl Ceramide by the Vβ8.2 and Vβ7 Semi-invariant NKT T Cell Receptors

(2009) Daniel G. Pellicci et al.   IMMUNITY

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

(2009) Ana Goyos et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

MR1 antigen presentation to mucosal-associated invariant T cells was highly conserved in evolution

(2009) S. Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lipid and glycolipid antigens of CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells

(2009) Manjunatha M. Venkataswamy et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

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

(2009) L. Wu et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

Where Do MAIT Cells Fit in the Family of Unconventional T Cells?

(2009) Laurent Gapin   PLOS BIOLOGY

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)

(2008) Ben et al.   Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

Comprehensive clarification of two paralogous interleukin 4/13 loci in teleost fish

(2008) Maki Ohtani et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS