NKT cells

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immune response
lymphocyte
gptkbp:abbreviation Natural Killer T cells
gptkbp:activatedBy alpha-galactosylceramide
gptkbp:canBe anti-inflammatory
pro-inflammatory
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Albert_Bendelac
Paul B. Savage
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:T_cell_receptor_(TCR)
NK cell markers
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1995
gptkbp:foundIn mammals
gptkbp:fullName Natural Killer T cells
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NKT cells
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:diabetes
gptkb:allergy
asthma
immunotherapy
gptkbp:location gptkb:thymus
blood
liver
spleen
bone marrow
gptkbp:marking gptkb:CD56
gptkb:CD3
CD161
invariant TCR alpha chain (Vα24-Jα18 in humans)
gptkbp:produces gptkb:interferon-gamma
gptkb:interleukin-4
cytokines
gptkbp:recognizedBy lipid antigens
CD1d molecule
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:MHC_class_I-like_molecules
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
gptkbp:role autoimmunity
immune regulation
infection response
tumor immunity
gptkbp:studiedIn immunology
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:T_cells
Natural Killer cells
Type I NKT cells
Type II NKT cells
gptkbp:surfaceMolecule gptkb:TCR
CD1d
NK1.1 (in mice)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NKG2D
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7