The biology and functional importance of MAIT cells

DI Godfrey, HF Koay, J McCluskey, NA Gherardin�- Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
In recent years, a population of unconventional T cells called 'mucosal-associated invariant
T cells'(MAIT cells) has captured the attention of immunologists and clinicians due to their�…

Control of immunity by the microbiota

E Ansaldo, TK Farley, Y Belkaid�- Annual review of immunology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The immune system has coevolved with extensive microbial communities living on barrier
sites that are collectively known as the microbiota. It is increasingly clear that microbial�…

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch…�- European journal of�…, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the
immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical�…

MAIT cells are imprinted by the microbiota in early life and promote tissue repair

MG Constantinides, VM Link, S Tamoutounour…�- Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The microbiota promotes the maturation and homeostasis of the immune
system, in part through the release of microbial products. Early-life microbial colonization�…

[HTML][HTML] B vitamins and their role in immune regulation and cancer

CT Peterson, DA Rodionov, AL Osterman, SN Peterson�- Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
B group vitamins represent essential micronutrients for myriad metabolic and regulatory
processes required for human health, serving as cofactors used by hundreds of enzymes�…

Thymic development of unconventional T cells: how NKT cells, MAIT cells and γδ T cells emerge

DG Pellicci, HF Koay, SP Berzins�- Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
T cell lineages are defined by specialized functions and differential expression of surface
antigens, cytokines and transcription factors. Conventional CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are the�…

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells and disease

A Toubal, I Nel, S Lotersztajn, A Lehuen�- Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are unique innate-like T cells that bridge innate
and adaptive immunity. They are activated by conserved bacterial ligands derived from�…

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity

LC Garner, A Amini, MEB FitzPatrick, MJ Lett…�- Nature�…, 2023 - nature.com
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are innate-like T cells that recognize microbial
metabolites through a semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR). Major questions remain�…

Microbial metabolites control the thymic development of mucosal-associated invariant T cells

F Legoux, D Bellet, C Daviaud, Y El Morr, A Darbois…�- Science, 2019 - science.org
How the microbiota modulate immune functions remains poorly understood. Mucosal-
associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are implicated in mucosal homeostasis and absent in�…

Early-life imprinting of unconventional T cells and tissue homeostasis

MG Constantinides, Y Belkaid�- Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND In addition to providing antimicrobial immunity, the immune system governs
numerous aspects of host physiology, in part through the coordinated action of tissue�…