Publication Date:
2012-12-15
Description:
Nature Reviews Microbiology 11, 14 (2013). doi:10.1038/nrmicro2918 Authors: Marielle C. Gold & David M. Lewinsohn Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a unique T cell subset in mammals. They are present at high frequencies at mucosal tissue sites and have an intrinsic capacity to respond to microbial infections. The semi-invariant antigen recognition receptor of MAIT cells detects the non-polymorphic antigen-presenting
Print ISSN:
1740-1526
Electronic ISSN:
1740-1534
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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