CD1a selectively captures endogenous cellular lipids that broadly block T cell response
Cotton R, Wegrecki M, Cheng T, Chen Y, Veerapen N, Le Nours J, Orgill D, Pomahac B, Talbot S, Willis R, Altman J, de Jong A, Van Rhijn I, Clark R, Besra G, Ogg G, Rossjohn J, Moody D. CD1a selectively captures endogenous cellular lipids that broadly block T cell response. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202699. PMID: 33961028, PMCID: PMC8111460, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural endogenous inhibitorsEndogenous lipidsCD1a proteinCellular lipidsT cell activationMembrane phospholipidsLonger lipidsSurface residuesEndogenous inhibitorLipidomics methodDetailed chemical structureCell activationLipidsCellsNatural blockerSphingolipidsDisplay platformProteinCrystal structureResiduesCell responsesBindingTetramerC42Sphingomyelin