title: The evolved functions of CD1 during infection.
abstract: CD1 proteins display lipid antigens to T cell receptors. Studies using CD1d tetramers and CD1d-deficient mice provide important insight into the immunological functions of invariant NK T cells (iNKT) during viral and bacterial infections. However, the mouse CD1 locus is atypical because it encodes only CD1d, whereas most mammalian species have retained many CD1 genes. Viewed from the perspective that CD1 is a diverse gene family that activates several of classes of T cells, new insights into lipid loading and infection response are emerging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasmar
authors.forename: Ildiko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Rhijn
authors.forename: D Branch
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moody
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D051379:Mice; D055611:Natural Killer T-Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D018949:Antigens, CD1