MHC Ib molecule Qa-1 presents Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptide antigens to CD8+ T cells and contributes to protection against infection.

A number of nonclassical MHC Ib molecules recognizing distinct microbial antigens have been implicated in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). HLA-E has been identified to present numerous Mtb peptides to CD8+ T cells, with multiple HLA-E-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) a...

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Main Authors: Yao Bian, Shaobin Shang, Sarah Siddiqui, Jie Zhao, Simone A Joosten, Tom H M Ottenhoff, Harvey Cantor, Chyung-Ru Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5435364?pdf=render