Gut archaea drive human MAIT cell responses
Natasha Fisher-Pearson, Martin Joseph Lett, Isaac W. D. Maylam…·Jethro S. Johnson
The paper shows that gut archaea produce 5-OP-RU, which activates MAIT cells, linking archaea to human immunity.
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Natasha Fisher-Pearson, Martin Joseph Lett, Isaac W. D. Maylam…·Jethro S. Johnson
The paper shows that gut archaea produce 5-OP-RU, which activates MAIT cells, linking archaea to human immunity.
Lan Huynh, Abdullah Aljohani, Amal Alsubaiti…·Christoph Wülfing
This study investigates how ImmTACs activate suppressed cytotoxic T cells, finding they can induce cytolysis but not IFN-gamma secretion, and enhance CTL polarization and calcium signaling.
Daniel J. Burns, Alex Look, Steven Turner…·Salah Mansour
This study determines the crystal structures of human and macaque CD1d bound to -GalCer, revealing conserved ligand-responsive conformational flexibility at Phe84 that modulates antigen presentation.