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Lipid antigen presentationStimulated by a molecule calledGlycolipid antigens presentedHumansPresentationCytokinesLipidsPriming of antigen-specificLigandsRecognitionReceptorsPeptide antigen presentedGlycolipidsDendriticIntracellularSelf antigensEndogenousModulateCD1bAPCsLymphocyte populationNATURAL KILLER T-CELLymphocytesContextINKT cell activationExpress MHC class I molIntestinal epithelial cellsCD80PeptidesActivation of iNKT cellsResponses2023MonoclonalTumor cellsProteinsReactivityImmunityCell surface mHumanClassTetramerEpitopesImmunosuppressive
Lipid antigen presentation4
Stimulated by a molecule called1
  • They are known to be strongly stimulated by a molecule called -galactosylceramide (-GalCer) that is derived from a marine sponge, and in this way -GalCer is usually hoped to provide effective immunotherapy for a wide range of diseases. (sicollaborative.org)
Glycolipid antigens presented2
  • Unlike conventional T cells, which mostly recognise peptide antigens presented by MHC molecules, i NKT cells recognise glycolipid antigens presented by the non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule, CD1d . (immunology.org)
  • NKT cells recognise and respond to glycolipid antigens presented on CD1d molecules. (sicollaborative.org)
Humans2
  • Humans express four different lipid antigen-presenting molecules, CD1a, CD1b, CD1c, and CD1d, that are differentially expressed on antigen-presenting cells and which recycle through different. (ufl.edu)
  • Class II MHC molecules in both humans and mice consist of two polypeptide chains that have a similar, albeit not identical size. (microbenotes.com)
Presentation12
  • His seminal findings on the processing and presentation of peptide and lipid antigens made fundamental advances to the field of antigen presentation to MHC class I-restricted T cells and CD1d-restricted iNKT cells. (aacrjournals.org)
  • The inability of -GalCer to promote anti-parasitic immunity did not result from inefficient antigen presentation caused by contamination because -GalCerCloaded bone marrowCderived dendritic cells were also unable to improve disease resolution. (sicollaborative.org)
  • Data_Sheet_1.pdf (513K) GUID:?514B8128-1B6A-4BCF-ADFD-8945AF1CB772 Abstract The lysosome has a key role in the presentation of lipid antigens by CD1 molecules. (clinical-research-informatics.com)
  • Second, we discuss the effects of cellular metabolism on lipid antigen processing and presentation to iNKT cells. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Third, external signals such as toll-like receptor ligands, adipokines, and cytokines modulate antigen presentation and subsequent iNKT cell responses. (ox.ac.uk)
  • 2011 In contrast glycolipids that induce responses that are biased toward Th1 cell cytokines are more hydrophobic and require intracellular loading onto CD1d for presentation (Arora et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • 1997 it has been proposed that selective presentation by different cell types could account for variation in functional outcomes with different glycolipid antigens (Bezbradica et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • 2005 This possibility was supported by a recent study using lineage-specific conditional deletion of gene expression which identified presentation by different types of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) as a major factor underlying the cytokine biasing properties of different αGC variants (Bai et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • 2010 In the current study we reassessed the presentation of various forms DUSP2 of αGC in?vivo to identify the predominant APCs involved in presentation of diverse glycolipid antigens. (biotech-angels.com)
  • By visualizing glycolipid antigen presentation directly with monoclonal antibodies specific for complexes of αGC bound to CD1d we showed that the CD8α+DEC-205+ subset of dendritic cells was the major APC in the spleen for a range of αGC analogs irrespective of their chemical structures and cytokine biasing activities. (biotech-angels.com)
  • Interaction of CD8α+ dendritic cells (DCs) with iNKT cells during presentation of Th1 cell-biasing versus Th2 cell-biasing glycolipid antigens led to markedly different changes in expression of costimulatory and coinhibitory molecules on these. (biotech-angels.com)
  • Statins impair CD1d-mediated antigen presentation through the inhibition of prenylation. (proquest.com)
Cytokines4
  • 2008 Multiple studies show that this transactivation is influenced by the precise structure of glycolipid antigens which has enabled manipulation of immune responses with structural analogs of αGC (Venkataswamy and Porcelli 2010 For example derivatives of αGC containing truncated or unsaturated N-acyl chains induce responses in which cytokines typically associated with T helper-2 (Th2) cells predominate KM 11060 and transactivation of NK cells is limited (Yu et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • 2011 A unifying feature of αGC analogs that induce predominantly Th2 cell-associated cytokines is that they are more polar than KRN7000 and can load directly onto CD1d molecules on the cell surface (Im et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • Cytokines, antigen-specific antibodies and subtype antibodies of serum and nasal wash fluid will be analyzed in order to investigate the enhancement of the Th1/Th2 immune-modulatory pathway. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Cytokines The immune system consists of cellular components and molecular components that work together to destroy antigens (Ags). (msdmanuals.com)
Lipids8
  • iNKT cells can recognize endogenous lipids presented by CD1d molecules on tumor cells and release Perforin and Granzyme B to lyse tumor cells directly. (aacrjournals.org)
  • molecules and recognize lipids Bcl-w and glycolipids as antigens. (pdgfrsignals.com)
  • It remains unclear whether innate stimuli can modify the profile of endogenous lipids recognized by iNKT cells on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs). (ox.ac.uk)
  • We report that activation of human APCs by Toll-like receptor ligands (TLR-L) modulates the lipid biosynthetic pathway, resulting in enhanced recognition of CD1d-associated lipids by iNKT cells, as defined by IFN-gamma secretion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells recognize endogenous and exogenous lipids in the context of CD1d molecules, and through the activation and maturation of dendritic cells and B cells, can significantly enhance priming of antigen-specific T and B cell responses. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Recent findings have provided important insights into the recognition of several novel endogenous lipids by iNKT cells, and into the mechanisms controlling their generation and loading onto CD1d molecules. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The team developed a new and sensitive method to detect more than 2,000 lipids bound to CD1 antigen presenting molecules, which display antigens to the human immune system. (rossjohnlab.com)
  • Their efforts yielded the first integrated CD1 lipidomic map, which could help guide the investigation and discovery of lipid blockers and antigens for T cells and support the view that lipids normally influence immune responses. (rossjohnlab.com)
Priming of antigen-specific1
  • The ability of innate stimuli to modulate the lipid profile of APCs resulting in iNKT cell activation and APC maturation underscores the role of iNKT cells in assisting priming of antigen-specific immune responses. (ox.ac.uk)
Ligands6
  • Modulation of human natural killer T cell ligands on TLR-mediated antigen-presenting cell activation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Alternatively, the adjuvant activity of CD1d-restricted invariant NKT cells (iNKT) on the innate and adaptive immunity is well demonstrated, and several CD1d glycolipid ligands are under pre-clinical and clinical evaluation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Importantly, additive or even synergistic effects have been shown upon combined CD1d/NKT agonists and TLR ligands. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition to TLR ligands, CD1d-restricted invariant NKT (iNKT) cells have been shown to efficiently promote the transactivation of DCs through the CD40L-CD40 interaction upon recognition of the CD1d-glycolipid antigen complex by their semi-invariant TCR. (biomedcentral.com)
  • DC-expressed ILT3 and ILT4 are stimulated by their cognate ligands such as major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I), HLA-G, and CD1d, and this stimulation is a prerequisite for DC tolerization. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The molecular interaction between ILT and ligands seems to create a tri-molecule complex at the interface between Ts cell and DC, which consists of DC-expressed ILT receptor and MHC-I, as well as T-cell-expressed T cell receptor (TCR). (ox.ac.uk)
Recognition5
  • He has led the field in defining microbial antigens from environmental bacteria and from pathogenic microbes for mouse and human NKT cells, characterizing the biochemistry of antigen recognition, and has shown that NKT cells are protective in Lyme disease and pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • This unique lymphocyte population restricted by the CD1d molecule recognition has been identified as the natural killer T (NKT) cells. (beckman.com)
  • Dr. Cerundolo demonstrated how the length and saturation of lipid antigens contained within the CD1d binding site modulate their affinity of binding to invariant NKT cells (iNKT cells), hence explaining how lipid-specific lymphocytes are capable of recognizing both the group head and the length of lipid antigens, ensuring greater specificity of antigen recognition. (aacrjournals.org)
  • The molecular bases of delta/alpha beta t cell-mediated antigen recognition. (edu.pl)
  • Furthermore, ILT4 recognition of MHC-I and CD1d is shown to be antigen dependent, suggesting that T-cell antigen specificity possibly affects the outcome of DC tolerization. (ox.ac.uk)
Receptors3
  • Finally, using soluble tetrameric iNKT T cell receptors (TCR) as a staining reagent, we demonstrate specific up-regulation of CD1d-bound ligand(s) on TLR-mediated APC maturation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In contrast to CTLs, NK cells lack receptors for antigen detection but can still recognize normal cells infected with viruses and cancer cells. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The immunolglobulin-like transcript (ILT) family of proteins are surface receptors expressed by antigen-presenting cells capable of modulating host cell functions through intracellular signaling. (ox.ac.uk)
Peptide antigen presented2
  • 2023. Complimentary electrostatics dominate T-cell receptor binding to a psoriasis-associated peptide antigen presented by human leukocyte antigen C∗06:02 . (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • Unlike conventional T cells that recognize peptide antigen presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, NKT cells recognize glycolipid antigen presented by a molecule called CD1d. (wikidoc.org)
Glycolipids4
  • Finally, the generation of short-lived plasmablasts MG-132 in vitro during natural or postimmune B-cell responses to TI antigens such as microbial carbohydrates and glycolipids involves multiple subsets of myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs, FDCs, epithelial cells, neutrophils, basophils, and mast cells, particularly in the MZ of the spleen and at mucosal sites. (pdgfrsignals.com)
  • The synthesis and processing of glycolipids and other potential endogenous lipid antigens depends on metabolic demand and may steer iNKT cells toward adopting a Th1 or Th2 signature. (ox.ac.uk)
  • 2012 However other studies yielded different conclusions identifying pharmacokinetic properties of the glycolipids or localization of CD1d molecules containing bound glycolipids to different membrane microdomains as major determinants of cytokine skewing in the response to iNKT cell activation (Im et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
  • The iNKTCR recognizes lipid antigens on CD1d (an MHC class I like molecule, that is NOT polymorphic), so they can target multiple types of cancer (by recognizing tumor-derived glycolipids) using multiple mechanisms that are independent of protein tumor antigen and MHC restrictions. (molecule-world.com)
Dendritic5
Intracellular3
  • Kronenberg's work had a major impact in defining how glycolipid antigens are taken into cells and processed in lysosomes and unraveled the intracellular traffic of CD1d, which is the MHC class I molecule that presents lipid antigens. (wikipedia.org)
  • Naturally occurring T reg cells can be distinguished from other T cells by the presence of an intracellular molecule called FoxP3 . (wikidoc.org)
  • These antigens may be cell surface proteins or may be intracellular proteins (eg, TAAs) that are expressed on the surface in combination with class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. (msdmanuals.com)
Self antigens2
  • Like other types of regulatory lymphocytes, a high proportion of NKT cells appear to be autoreactive to self antigens. (pdgfrsignals.com)
  • Therapeutic cancer vaccines aim to boost the natural immunity against transformed cancer cells, and a series of adjuvants and co-stimulatory molecules have been proposed to enhance the immune response against weak self-antigens expressed on cancer cells. (biomedcentral.com)
Endogenous1
  • Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a subset of nonconventional T cells recognizing endogenous and/or exogenous glycolipid antigens in the context of CD1d molecules. (ox.ac.uk)
Modulate1
  • Alterations in cellular metabolism modulate CD1d-mediated NKT-cell responses. (umaryland.edu)
CD1b2
  • Data_Sheet_1.pdf (513K) GUID:?514B8128-1B6A-4BCF-ADFD-8945AF1CB772 Supplementary Table 1: CD1b, CD1d, and CD80 expression* on Mo-DCs from LSD patients. (clinical-research-informatics.com)
  • Four lipid presenting molecules, CD1a, CD1b, CD1c and CD1d, including a three dimensional CD1-lipid complex, fall toward the surface of a blue and watery environment surrounding a T cell. (rossjohnlab.com)
APCs1
Lymphocyte population1
  • These cells are part of a lymphocyte population with selectivity for lipid antigens that are recognized by their potent immunoregulatory properties. (fapesp.br)
NATURAL KILLER T-CEL2
  • Many hematopoietic cell types express CD1d and so are with the capacity of presenting glycolipid antigens to invariant natural killer T?cells (iNKT cells). (biotech-angels.com)
  • Graphical Abstract Introduction Natural killer T?cells with invariant T?cell receptor α chains (iNKT cells) are a conserved population that recognizes KM 11060 glycolipid antigens bound to CD1d a lipid antigen-presenting molecule with structural similarities to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins (Brennan et?al. (biotech-angels.com)
Lymphocytes2
  • During her PhD, Abhi elucidated the regulatory role of cytokine signaling pathways in the function of lipid antigen presenting molecule CD1d and restricted innate lymphocytes, Natural Killer T (NKT) cells. (wustl.edu)
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) recognize antigens on target cells and lyse these cells. (msdmanuals.com)
Context2
  • NKT cells recognize lipid antigen presented in the context of CD1d molecules. (umaryland.edu)
  • I have used structural biology to explain pre-T-cell receptor (TCR) self-association in T-cell development, and how the TCR specifically recognises polymorphic Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) molecules in the context of viral immunity and aberrant T-cell reactivity. (cardiff.ac.uk)
INKT cell activation2
  • APC-derived soluble factors further increase CD1d-restricted iNKT cell activation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • 2003 Several models have been put forth to explain how variations in the structure of glycolipid antigens lead to different outcomes of iNKT cell activation. (biotech-angels.com)
Express MHC class I mol2
  • Moreover, like other nucleated cells, adipocytes express MHC class I molecules. (frontiersin.org)
  • There are some mutant lymphoid cell lines (notably Daudi) that do not express MHC Class I molecules because of the defect in the β-2-microglobulin gene. (microbenotes.com)
Intestinal epithelial cells1
  • However, CD1d expression was not detectable via flow cytometry on intestinal epithelial cells in studies using the anti-CD1d mAbs 3C11, 1B1, and 9C7. (bdbiosciences.com)
CD801
  • In our recent research, we observed that adipocytes express MHC class II molecules and co-stimulatory molecules CD80/CD86, and that their expression significantly increases in response to high fat diet (HFD) challenges ( 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
Peptides6
  • In particular, he was instrumental in the identification of genes within the MHC locus that are critical for the generation of peptides presented by MHC class I molecules. (aacrjournals.org)
  • He was the first to determine the relationship between the length of peptides and their binding affinity to MHC class I molecules, hence explaining the homogenous length of peptides isolated from MHC class I molecules. (aacrjournals.org)
  • However, γδ T cells are not MHC restricted and seem to be able to recognise whole proteins rather than requiring peptides to be presented by MHC molecules on antigen presenting cells. (wikidoc.org)
  • While scientists have long known that T cells recognise antigens, until the 1990s, it was thought that these antigens were always peptides derived from proteins. (rossjohnlab.com)
  • Their major function is to present antigen-processed peptides to the T-cytotoxic cells by the cytosolic pathway. (microbenotes.com)
  • As seen from its name, the peptide-binding domain of the molecule includes the site to which antigenic peptides bind. (microbenotes.com)
Activation of iNKT cells1
  • Several studies have shown that adipocytes highly express CD1d, which presents lipid antigens to invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and stimulates the activation of iNKT cells ( 5 - 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
Responses6
  • The evidence for an autoimmune etiology includes pathological findings of infiltrating T cells, the presence of antigen-antibody complexes in affected cartilage, cellular and humoral responses against collagen type II and other collagen antigens, and the observation that immunosuppressive regimens most often suppress the disease. (medscape.com)
  • His demonstration that iNKT cells enhance both antigen-specific antibody and T-cell responses has had a major influence on the development of new vaccines and has opened up new therapeutic strategies to enhance immune responses against cancer and infectious pathogens. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Introduction Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a unique subset of CD1d-restricted T cells that provide a link between innate and adaptive immune responses. (sicollaborative.org)
  • Altogether, our study in mice demonstrates that αGC/CD1d-antitumor fusion protein greatly increases the efficacy of a therapeutic CpG-based cancer vaccine, first as an adjuvant during T cell priming and second, as a therapeutic agent to redirect immune responses to the tumor site. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thus, α-GalCer-incorporated liposome is capable of improving the delivery of antigen to antigen-presenting-cell and inducing effective immune responses via various routes. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses were asynchronous, with the peak CD4+ T cell responses occurring 1 week post the second vaccination (boost), whereas CD8+ T cells peaked 2 weeks later. (stanford.edu)
20231
  • 2023. CD1 lipidomes reveal lipid-binding motifs and size-based antigen-display mechanisms . (cardiff.ac.uk)
Monoclonal1
  • The 1B1 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to mouse CD1d, a 48-kDa glycoprotein with structural homology to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. (bdbiosciences.com)
Tumor cells3
Proteins2
  • Ig molecules are highly modular proteins, in which the variable and constant domains have clear, conserved sequence patterns. (embl.de)
  • The class II proteins are encoded by the HLA-D region and the HLA-D regions have three families, DP-, DQ-, and DR-encoded molecules. (microbenotes.com)
Reactivity1
Immunity2
  • No. 559871, for the purified antibody), suggesting a possible role for CD1d in mucosal immunity. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • CRTH2: Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed includes nonallergic asthma phenotypes, such as asthma on TH2 cells associated with exposure to air pollution, infection, or obesity, ILC: Innate lymphoid cell that require innate rather than adaptive immunity. (cdc.gov)
Cell surface m1
  • Invariant natural killer T ( i NKT) cells, also known as type I or classical NKT cells, are a distinct population of T cells that express an invariant a β T-cell receptor (TCR) and a number of cell surface molecules in common with natural killer (NK) cells. (immunology.org)
Human7
  • Dr. Cerundolo described the first human antigen processing-deficient cells, leading to the cloning and characterization of the transporter associated with antigen-processing 1 and 2 (TAP1, TAP2) genes and the identification of several families of TAP1/2-deficient patients with necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions and small vessel vasculitis. (aacrjournals.org)
  • For example, in the figure showing trypanothione reductase from the human protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, two molecules of an inhibitor called quinacrine mustard are bound in its active site. (pdgfrsignals.com)
  • An international team of scientists has developed a method for simultaneously detecting thousands of lipid molecules that are displayed to T cells in the human immune system. (rossjohnlab.com)
  • CD1d is a member of the CD1 (cluster of differentiation 1) group of glycoproteins on the surface of human antigen-presenting cells. (msdmanuals.com)
  • MHC Class I molecules in both human and mouse consist of two polypeptide chains that dramatically differ in size. (microbenotes.com)
  • There are no known differences in the structure of the human MHC Class I antigen a chains encoded by the HLA-A locus compared to those encoded by the HLA-B or the HLA-C loci, or in the structure of the murine MHC Class I antigen a chains encoded by the H-2K locus compared to those encoded by the H-2D or H-2L loci. (microbenotes.com)
  • A threonine-based targeting signal in the human CD1d cytoplasmic tail controls its functional expression. (proquest.com)
Class9
  • In the mucosal immune system, major findings from the Kronenberg laboratory have identified functions of another MHC class I antigen presenting molecule expressed in intestine epithelium, the Thymus Leukemia antigen. (wikipedia.org)
  • The adipocyte was reported as an antigen-presenting cell (APC) which expresses CD1d and MHC class I and II molecules. (frontiersin.org)
  • Recently my team has provided a structural basis of how vitamin B metabolites can be presented and recognised by the immune system, revealing a new class of antigen. (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • Some recognize MHC class IB molecules though. (wikidoc.org)
  • Evidence suggests that class I MHC molecules on the surface of normal cells inhibit NK cells and prevent lysis. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This is the first class of the MHC molecule that encodes the glycoproteins that are expressed on the surface of nearly all nucleated cells. (microbenotes.com)
  • Class I molecules are to be found on virtually all nucleated cells in the body except on cells in the retina and brain. (microbenotes.com)
  • X-ray crystallography showed that the peptide-binding site in the MHC Class I molecules looks like a cleft that has a ''floor'' and two ''walls'' formed by spiral shaped portions of the alpha chain, called alpha 1 and alpha 2. (microbenotes.com)
  • This class retains control of immune responsiveness and the different allelic forms of these genes confer differences in the ability to mount an immune response against a given antigen. (microbenotes.com)
Tetramer1
  • The basic structure of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules is a tetramer of two light chains and two heavy chains linked by disulphide bonds. (embl.de)
Epitopes1
  • However, except for virus-induced cancers, tumor antigens are mostly self or near-self protein epitopes that are often poorly immunogenic and submitted to central and peripheral tolerance. (biomedcentral.com)
Immunosuppressive1
  • It is known that ovarian cancer tissue and ascites contain lymphocytic infiltrates, suggesting that immune cells traffic to tumors, but are then inhibited by immunosuppressive molecules within the tumor microenvironment. (umaryland.edu)