Impact of CD1d deficiency on metabolism.

Invariant natural killer T cells (iNKTs) are innate-like T cells that are highly concentrated in the liver and recognize lipids presented on the MHC-like molecule CD1d. Although capable of a myriad of responses, few essential functions have been described for iNKTs. Among the many cell types of the...

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Main Authors: Maya E Kotas, Hui-Young Lee, Matthew P Gillum, Charles Annicelli, Blas A Guigni, Gerald I Shulman, Ruslan Medzhitov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3183002?pdf=render