Mucosal-associated invariant T cells: unconventional development and function

L Le Bourhis, L Guerri, M Dusseaux, E Martin… - Trends in …, 2011 - cell.com
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a population of T cells that display a semi-
invariant T cell receptor (TCR) and are restricted by the evolutionarily conserved major …

An overview on the identification of MAIT cell antigens

L Kjer‐Nielsen, AJ Corbett, Z Chen… - Immunology and cell …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are restricted by the monomorphic MHC class I‐
like molecule, MHC‐related protein‐1 (MR 1). Until 2012, the origin of the MAIT cell antigens …

Antigen-loaded MR1 tetramers define T cell receptor heterogeneity in mucosal-associated invariant T cells

R Reantragoon, AJ Corbett, IG Sakala… - Journal of Experimental …, 2013 - rupress.org
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) express a semi-invariant T cell receptor
(TCR) α-chain, TRAV1-2–TRAJ33, and are activated by vitamin B metabolites bound by the …

Identification of phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cells using MR1 tetramers

A Rahimpour, HF Koay, A Enders, R Clanchy… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Studies on the biology of mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) in mice have
been hampered by a lack of specific reagents. Using MR1-antigen (Ag) tetramers that …

Stepwise development of MAIT cells in mouse and human

E Martin, E Treiner, L Duban, L Guerri, H Laude… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells display two evolutionarily conserved features:
an invariant T cell receptor (TCR) α (iTCRα) chain and restriction by the nonpolymorphic …

Invariant Vα19i T cells regulate autoimmune inflammation

JL Croxford, S Miyake, YY Huang, M Shimamura… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
T cells expressing an invariant Vα19-Jα33 T cell receptor α-chain (Vα19i TCR) are restricted
by the nonpolymorphic major histocompatibility complex class Ib molecule MR1. Whether …

Functional heterogeneity and antimycobacterial effects of mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cells specific for riboflavin metabolites

IG Sakala, L Kjer-Nielsen, CS Eickhoff… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells have a semi-invariant TCR Vα-chain, and their
optimal development is dependent upon commensal flora and expression of the …

Mucosal‐associated invariant T cells promote inflammation and exacerbate disease in murine models of arthritis

A Chiba, R Tajima, C Tomi, Y Miyazaki… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The function of mucosal‐associated invariant T (MAIT) cells remains largely
unknown. We previously reported an immunoregulatory role of MAIT cells in an animal …

MR1 uses an endocytic pathway to activate mucosal-associated invariant T cells

S Huang, S Gilfillan, S Kim, B Thompson… - The Journal of …, 2008 - rupress.org
Like CD1d-restricted i NKT cells, mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAITs) are “innate” T
cells that express a canonical TCRα chain, have a memory phenotype, and rapidly secrete …

CD1d-and MR1-restricted invariant T cells: of mice and men

E Treiner, O Lantz - Current opinion in immunology, 2006 - Elsevier
CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells and MR1-restricted mucosal associated invariant T
(MAIT) cells constitute two subsets of unconventional T cells that are phylogenetically …