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SUBMITTER: Karamooz E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423294 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karamooz Elham E Harriff Melanie J MJ Narayanan Gitanjali A GA Worley Aneta A Lewinsohn David M DM
Scientific reports 20190318 1
The MHC-Ib molecule MR1 presents microbial metabolites to MR1-restricted T cells (MR1Ts). Given the ubiquitous expression of MR1 and the high prevalence of human MR1Ts, it is important to understand the mechanisms of MR1-dependent antigen presentation. Here, we show that MR1-dependent antigen presentation can be distinguished between intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and exogenously added antigens. Although both Mtb infection and exogenously added antigens are presented by ...[more]