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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2018

Photoactivable Glycolipid Antigens Generate Stable Conjugates with CD1d for Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Activation.

Natacha Veerapen, Shalu Sharma Kharkwal, Peter Jervis, Veemal Bhowruth, Amareeta K Besra, Simon J North, Stuart M Haslam, Anne Dell, Judith Hobrath, Padraic J Quaid and 6 more

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Shalu Sharma KharkwalORCID 0000-0003-0901-0259
Peter Jervis
Veemal Bhowruth
Amareeta K Besra
Simon J NorthDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences , Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom.
Stuart M HaslamDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences , Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom.
Anne DellDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences , Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom.
Judith HobrathDrug Discovery Unit, College of Life Sciences , University of Dundee , Dow Street , Dundee , DD1 5EH , Scotland , United Kingdom.
Padraic J Quaid
Patrick J Moynihan
Himanshu Kharkwal
Maurice ZaudererVaccinex Inc. , 1895 Mount Hope Avenue , Rochester , New York 14620 , United States.
Steven A Porcelli
University of Birmingham · GBAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USImperial College London · GBUniversity of Dundee · GBVaccinex (United States) · US

Funding

WORD PROCESSORP30CA013330 · NCI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI STEVEN C. ALMO · 1985 to 2026
$111.2M
Precision Targeting of CD1-Restricted iNKT Cells for Cancer ImmunotherapyR01AI045889 · NIAID · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Steven A Porcelli · 1999 to 2026
$9.3M
Harnessing NKT Cell Activation by GlycolipidsU01GM111849 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI HOWELL, AMY · 2014 to 2017
$1.9M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K016164/1NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013330NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI045889NIGMS NIH HHS U01 GM111849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of invariant natural killer T lymphocytes (iNKT cells) by α-galactosylceramide (α-GC) elicits a range of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory immune responses. We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of α-GC analogues with acyl chains of varying length and a terminal benzophenone. These bound efficiently to the glycolipid antigen presenting protein CD1d, and upon photoactivation formed stable CD1d-glycolipid covalent conjugates. Conjugates of benzophenone α-GCs with soluble or cell-bound CD1d proteins retained potent iNKT cell activating properties, with biologic effects that were modulated by acyl chain length and the resulting affinities of conjugates for iNKT cell antigen receptors. Analysis by mass spectrometry identified a unique covalent attachment site for the glycolipid ligands in the hydrophobic ligand binding pocket of CD1d. The creation of covalent conjugates of CD1d with α-GC provides a new tool for probing the biology of glycolipid antigen presentation, as well as opportunities for developing effective immunotherapeutics.

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Antigen PresentationAntigensAntigens, CD1dGlycolipidsHumansLymphocyte ActivationNatural Killer T-CellsAntigensAntigens, CD1dCD1D protein, humanGlycolipids

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PMID30085659
PMCPMC6586470
OpenAlexW2886596621

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