title: Understanding the function of CD1-restricted T cells.
abstract: CD1 molecules bind foreign lipid antigens as they survey the endosomal compartments of infected antigen-presenting cells. Unlike T cells that recognize CD1-restricted foreign lipids, CD1-restricted T cells that are self-antigen-reactive function as 'auto-effectors' that are rapidly stimulated to carry out helper and effector functions upon interaction with CD1-expressing antigen-presenting cells. The functional distinctions between subsets of CD1-restricted T cells, and the pathways by which these cells both influence the inflammatory and tolerogenic effects of dendritic cells and activate natural killer cells and other lymphocytes, provide insight into how CD1-restricted T cells regulate antimicrobial responses, antitumor immunity and the balance between tolerance and autoimmunity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, One Jimmy Fund Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Jenny E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gumperz
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018949:Antigens, CD1; D009171:Mycolic Acids