title: CD1-mediated antigen presentation of glycosphingolipids.
abstract: CD1 proteins are distinguished by their ability to present lipid antigens to T cells. Group II CD1 or CD1d molecules are recognized by the specialized NK T-cell subset, and this reactivity can be greatly augmented by alpha-galactosylceramide, a glycosphingolipid derived from a marine sponge. Human CD1b, which is only distantly related to the CD1d molecules, can present mammalian glycosphingolipids (gangliosides) to autoreactive T-cell clones derived from multiple sclerosis patients. Thus, CD1 responsive and glycosphingolipid-reactive cells may play an important immune regulatory role, in addition to their well-characterized role in the response to microbial lipids.
authors.affiliation: Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Naidenko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koezuka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kronenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D055610:Antigens, CD1d; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018949:Antigens, CD1; D055610:Antigens, CD1d; C526877:CD1D protein, human; D006028:Glycosphingolipids