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MAIT cells protect against pulmonary Legionella longbeachae infection
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2018.
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Abstract
- Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells have been implicated in antibacterial responses. Here the authors show MAIT cells confer IFN-γ-mediated protection from lethal infection in a mouse model of Legionella infection, which can be enhanced by synthetic MR1 ligands.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.04a7234e223649d8b39e28253a1e7287
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05202-8