Stimulation of human gamma delta T cells by nonpeptidic mycobacterial ligands

Autor: P, Constant, F, Davodeau, M A, Peyrat, Y, Poquet, G, Puzo, M, Bonneville, J J, Fournié
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Science (New York, N.Y.). 264(5156)
ISSN: 0036-8075
Popis: Most human peripheral blood gamma delta T lymphocytes respond to hitherto unidentified mycobacterial antigens. Four ligands from Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Rv that stimulated proliferation of a major human gamma delta T cell subset were isolated and partially characterized. One of these ligands, TUBag4, is a 5' triphosphorylated thymidine-containing compound, to which the three other stimulatory molecules are structurally related. These findings support the hypothesis that some gamma delta T cells recognize nonpeptidic ligands.
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