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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

MR1-Restricted MAIT Cells From The Human Lung Mucosal Surface Have Distinct Phenotypic, Functional, and Transcriptomic Features That Are Preserved in HIV Infection.

Sharon Khuzwayo, Maphe Mthembu, Erin W Meermeier, Sanjay M Prakadan, Samuel W Kazer, Thierry Bassett, Kennedy Nyamande, Dilshaad Fakey Khan, Priya Maharaj, Mohammed Mitha and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Gastrointestinal MAIT cells in chronic HIV-1 infection.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026
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  5. Advances in Single-Cell Sequencing for Infectious Diseases: Progress and Perspectives.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  13. MAIT Cells Modulate Innate Immune Cells and Inhibit Colon Cancer Growth.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  15. The Emerging Role of MAIT Cell Responses in Viral Infections.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2023
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  16. MAIT cells and the microbiome.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Sharon KhuzwayoAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Maphe MthembuAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Erin W MeermeierDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Sanjay M PrakadanThe Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Samuel W KazerThe Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Thierry BassettAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Kennedy NyamandeDepartment of Pulmonology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Dilshaad Fakey KhanDepartment of Pulmonology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Priya MaharajDepartment of Pulmonology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Mohammed MithaDepartment of Pulmonology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Moosa SulemanDepartment of Pulmonology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Zoey MhlaneAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Dirhona RamjitAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Farina KarimAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Alex K ShalekThe Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
David M LewinsohnDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Thumbi Ndung'uAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Emily B WongAfrica Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa.
Africa Health Research Institute · ZABroad Institute · USOregon Health & Science University · USRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

Funding

The impact of HIV viral diversity and cellular immunity on HIV pathogenesisP30AI060354 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI RAJESH T GANDHI · 2004 to 2026
$94.4M
Studies of Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells in people with HIV, TB and HIV/TB co-infection in South AfricaK08AI118538 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WONG, EMILY BETH · 2015 to 2019
$950k
NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI118538NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI060354Wellcome Trust 107752/Z/15/Z]
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a class of innate-like T cells that utilize a semi-invariant αβ T cell receptor to recognize small molecule ligands produced by bacteria and fungi. Despite growing evidence that immune cells at mucosal surfaces are often phenotypically and functionally distinct from those in the peripheral circulation, knowledge about the characteristics of MAIT cells at the lung mucosal surface, the site of exposure to respiratory pathogens, is limited. HIV infection has been shown to have a profound effect on the number and function of MAIT cells in the peripheral blood, but its effect on lung mucosal MAIT cells is unknown. We examined the phenotypic, functional, and transcriptomic features of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-related (MR1)-restricted MAIT cells from the peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar compartments of otherwise healthy individuals with latent

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Gene Expression ProfilingAdultFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHIV InfectionsHumansImmunity, MucosalLatent TuberculosisLungMaleMiddle AgedMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMucosal-Associated Invariant T CellsMucous MembranePhenotypeRespiratory MucosaHistocompatibility Antigens Class IMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMR1 protein, humanHIVlung mucosal immunitymucosal associated invariant T cellssingle-cell transcriptomicstuberculosis

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PMID33897687
PMCPMC8062704
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