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ArticleEMBO reports2020

ER stress in antigen-presenting cells promotes NKT cell activation through endogenous neutral lipids.

Srinath Govindarajan, Eveline Verheugen, Koen Venken, Djoere Gaublomme, Margaux Maelegheer, Eva Cloots, Fien Gysens, Bruno G De Geest, Tan-Yun Cheng, D Branch Moody and 3 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The α glycolipid rules the NKT cell TCR.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2025
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  2. Lipidomic scanning of self-lipids identifies headless antigens for natural killer T cells.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  19. Endoplasmic Reticulum Quality Control in Immune Cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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  20. NKT Cells Contribute to the Control of Microbial Infections.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Srinath GovindarajanUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Eveline VerheugenUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Koen VenkenUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Djoere GaublommeUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Margaux MaelegheerUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Eva ClootsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Fien GysensDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Bruno G De GeestBiopharmaceutical Technology Unit, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Tan-Yun ChengBrigham and Women's Hospital Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
D Branch MoodyBrigham and Women's Hospital Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sophie JanssensDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Michael Drennan *Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Dirk Elewaut *Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3979-4824
Ghent University Hospital · BEBrigham and Women's Hospital · USGhent University · BE

Funding

T cell response to CDI-restricted lipids in tuberculosisR01AI049313 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI MOODY, DAVID BRANCH · 2001 to 2025
$10.6M
CD1 Presentation of Self Lipids to Human T CellsR01AR048632 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI MOODY, DAVID BRANCH · 2002 to 2024
$9.4M
CD1 autoreactive T cells in human inflammatory skin diseaseR37AR048632 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI DAVID Branch MOODY · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders and an Excellence of Science (EOS)Group-ID Multidisciplinary Platform (MRP) of Ghent UniversityNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI049313NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048632NIAMS NIH HHS R37 AR048632NIH HHS R01 AR048632Stichting Tegen Kanker (Fondation Contre le Cancer) STISTK2017001301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells constitute a common glycolipid-reactive innate-like T-cell subset with a broad impact on innate and adaptive immunity. While several microbial glycolipids are known to activate iNKT cells, the cellular mechanisms leading to endogenous CD1d-dependent glycolipid responses remain largely unclear. Here, we show that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in APCs is a potent inducer of CD1d-dependent iNKT cell autoreactivity. This pathway relies on the presence of two transducers of the unfolded protein response: inositol-requiring enzyme-1a (IRE1α) and protein kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK). Surprisingly, the neutral but not the polar lipids generated within APCs undergoing ER stress are capable of activating iNKT cells. These data reveal that ER stress is an important mechanism to elicit endogenous CD1d-restricted iNKT cell responses through induction of distinct classes of neutral lipids.

Indexed as

Natural Killer T-CellsAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CD1dEndoribonucleasesLipidsLymphocyte ActivationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAntigens, CD1dEndoribonucleasesLipidsProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesantigen-presenting cellsER stresslipid antigensneutral lipidNKT cells

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PMID32363653
PMCPMC7271650
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