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ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2013

T cell recognition of non-peptidic antigens in infectious diseases.

Amit Singhal, Lucia Mori, Gennaro De Libero

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Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amit Singhal
Lucia Mori
Gennaro De LiberoSIgN (Singapore Immunology Network), AFNx01STAR (Agency for Science, Technology & Research), Singapore; Experimental Immunology, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, .
Singapore Immunology Network · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune system has evolved to recognize a wide range of antigenic molecules of self and non-self origin. The stimulatory antigens form complexes with antigen-presenting molecules and directly interact with the T cell receptor (TCR). Peptidic antigens associate with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules and therefore, are indicated as MHC-restricted. Non-peptidic antigens do not bind to MHC molecules and are presented by other classes of antigen-presenting molecules. These non-MHC restricted antigens include glycolipid molecules, phosphorylated metabolites of the mevalonate pathway and vitamin B2 precursors. T cells specific for non-peptidic antigens have important roles in host defense against infections, autoimmunity, allergies and tumour immunosurveillance. Hence, understanding the molecular interactions between the antigen presenting cell (APC) and the T cells with non-peptidic specificity is of great relevance. Here, we review current knowledge of this type of T cells, their TCR repertoire, the structural aspects of recognized antigens, the mode of antigen recognition, and their function with special emphasis on their role in infectious diseases.

Indexed as

Antigen PresentationAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigensCommunicable DiseasesHumansMajor Histocompatibility ComplexReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRiboflavinT-LymphocytesAntigensReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRiboflavin

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PMID24434317
PMCPMC3928695
OpenAlexW2105277574

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