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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2017

Glucosylceramide Synthase Is Involved in Development of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells.

Zoran V Popovic, Mariona Rabionet, Richard Jennemann, Damir Krunic, Roger Sandhoff, Hermann-Josef Gröne, Stefan Porubsky

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zoran V PopovicCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Mariona RabionetCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Richard JennemannCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Damir KrunicLight Microscopy Facility, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Roger SandhoffCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hermann-Josef GröneCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan PorubskyCellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
German Cancer Research Center · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells represent a unique population of CD1d-restricted T lymphocytes expressing an invariant T cell receptor encoded by Vα14-Jα18 and Vα24-Jα18 gene segments in mice and humans, respectively. Recognition of CD1d-loaded endogenous lipid antigen(s) on CD4/CD8-double positive (DP) thymocytes is essential for the development of iNKT cells. The lipid repertoire of DP thymocytes and the identity of the decisive endogenous lipid ligands have not yet been fully elucidated. Glycosphingolipids (GSL) were implicated to serve as endogenous ligands. However, further

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CD1glucosylceramideglucosylceramide synthaseglycosphingolipidnatural killer T cellthymus

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PMID28785267
PMCPMC5519558
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