Atypical natural killer T-cell receptor recognition of CD1d-lipid antigens.
Atypical natural killer T-cell receptor recognition of CD1d-lipid antigens.
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DOI:
10.1038/ncomms10570
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发表时间:
2016-02-15
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Uldrich AP
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作者:
Le Nours J;Praveena T;Pellicci DG;Gherardin NA;Ross FJ;Lim RT;Besra GS;Keshipeddy S;Richardson SK;Howell AR;Gras S;Godfrey DI;Rossjohn J;Uldrich AP
Crucial to Natural Killer T (NKT) cell function is the interaction between their T-cell receptor (TCR) and CD1d-antigen complex. However, the diversity of the NKT cell repertoire and the ensuing interactions with CD1d-antigen remain unclear. We describe an atypical population of CD1d–α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer)-reactive human NKT cells that differ markedly from the prototypical TRAV10-TRAJ18-TRBV25-1+ type I NKT cell repertoire. These cells express a range of TCR α- and β-chains that show differential recognition of glycolipid antigens. Two atypical NKT TCRs (TRAV21-TRAJ8-TRBV7–8 and TRAV12-3-TRAJ27-TRBV6-5) bind orthogonally over the A′-pocket of CD1d, adopting distinct docking modes that contrast with the docking mode of all type I NKT TCR-CD1d-antigen complexes. Moreover, the interactions with α-GalCer differ between the type I and these atypical NKT TCRs. Accordingly, diverse NKT TCR repertoire usage manifests in varied docking strategies and specificities towards CD1d–α-GalCer and related antigens, thus providing far greater scope for diverse glycolipid antigen recognition. The invariant αβTCR of type I NKT cells recognizes a lipid α-GalCer presented by CD1d. Here the authors describe atypical α-GalCer-reactive NKT cells with diverse TCRs, which bind to CD1d-α-GalCer in a manner distinct from type I NKT cells, thus unveiling greater diversity in lipid antigen recognition.