Recognition of beta-linked self glycolipids mediated by natural killer T cell antigen receptors
Pellicci, D.G., Clarke, A.J., Patel, O., Mallevaey, T., Beddoe, T., Le Nours, J., Uldrich, A.P., McCluskey, J., Besra, G.S., Porcelli, S.A., Gapin, L., Godfrey, D.I., Rossjohn, J.(2011) Nat Immunol 12: 827-833
- PubMed: 21804559 
- DOI: 10.1038/ni.2076
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3SCM, 3SDA, 3SDC, 3SDD, 3SDX - PubMed Abstract: 
The most potent foreign antigens for natural killer T cells (NKT cells) are α-linked glycolipids, whereas NKT cell self-reactivity involves weaker recognition of structurally distinct β-linked glycolipid antigens. Here we provide the mechanism for the autoreactivity of T cell antigen receptors (TCRs) on NKT cells to the mono- and tri-glycosylated β-linked agonists β-galactosylceramide (β-GalCer) and isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3), respectively ...