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Targeting the MR1-MAIT cell axis improves vaccine efficacy and affords protection against viral pathogens

Abstract

Mucosa-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are MR1-restricted, innate-like T lymphocytes with tremendous antibacterial and immunomodulatory functions. Additionally, MAIT cells sense and respond to viral infections in an MR1-independent fashion. However, whether they can be directly targeted in immunization strategies against viral pathogens is unclear. We addressed this question in multiple wild-type and genetically altered but clinically …

Authors

Rashu R; Ninkov M; Wardell CM; Benoit JM; Wang NI; Meilleur CE; D’Agostino MR; Zhang A; Feng E; Saeedian N

Journal

PLOS Pathogens, Vol. 19, No. 6,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.ppat.1011485

ISSN

1553-7366