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A Method For Production of Recombinant mCD1d Protein in Insect Cells.
Published on: December 11, 2007
CD1d受限和TCR介导的NKT细胞的glycosylceramides的valpha14激活
1CREST (Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology) Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo, Chiba 260, Japan.
概括
自然杀手T (NKT) 细胞识别出一种特定的甘氨基胺联体. 这种识别涉及与T细胞和NK细胞共享的途径,突出显示出独特的免疫系统相互作用.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子识别分子识别
背景情况:
- 自然杀手T (NKT) 淋巴细胞具有独特的不变的T细胞抗原受体 (TCR),Valpha14-Jalpha281.
- 这种不变的TCR的特定连接体以前未被确定.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定不变的Valpha14NKT细胞TCR的配体.
- 阐明参与Valpha14 NKT细胞激活的分子机制和细胞通路.
主要方法:
- 鉴定了一种具有特定脂肪酸 (C26) 和酸氨酸 (C18) 链长度的新型甘氨基胺连接体.
- 评估使用各种抑制治疗方法的Valpha14 NKT细胞增殖,包括诺基因-康卡纳米辛A和针对共刺激分子的抗体 (CD1d/Vbeta8,CD40/CD40L,B7/CTLA-4/CD28).
主要成果:
- 对Valpha14 NKT细胞的TCR.发现了一种新型的甘氨基胺连接体.
- 瓦尔法14NKT细胞的葡萄糖胺诱导的增殖被 lysosomal 功能的抑制剂和对CD1d,CD40和B7通路的抗体阻断.
- 与载体相关蛋白质的干扰没有影响增殖反应.
结论:
- 已识别的甘基胺作为不变NKT TCR的特定连接体.
- 这种连接体对Valpha14 NKT细胞的激活涉及与T细胞和NK细胞识别系统重叠的途径.
- 这表明NKT细胞的混合识别机制与传统T细胞不同.
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