title: Innate immunity: NKT cells in the spotlight.
abstract: Cells of the innate immune system provide a first line of defense against microbial invaders. Recent studies have revealed how one intriguing member of the innate immune system, the natural killer T cell, is activated during bacterial infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA. luc.van.kaer@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Kaer
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joyce
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000276:immunology; D055610:Antigens, CD1d; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D018949:Antigens, CD1; D055610:Antigens, CD1d; C526877:CD1D protein, human; D006017:Glycolipids; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell