MR1 displays the microbial metabolome driving selective MR1-restricted T cell receptor usage

Melanie J. Harriff, Curtis McMurtrey, Cara A. Froyd, Haihong Jin, Meghan Cansler, Megan Null, Aneta Worley, Erin W. Meermeier, Gwendolyn Swarbrick, Aaron Nilsen,

Science Immunology · 2018 · 152 citations · 33 references

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The identification, synthesis, and functional analysis of mycobacterial ligands reveal that MR1T ligands can be distinguished by MR1Ts with diverse TCR usage. These data demonstrate that MR1 can serve as an immune sensor of the microbial ligandome.

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