MR1-Restricted T Cells with MAIT-like Characteristics Are Functionally Conserved in the Pteropid Bat Pteropus alecto

• Published in: iScience Vol. 23; no. 12; p. 101876
• Main Authors: Leeansyah, Edwin, Hey, Ying Ying, Sia, Wan Rong, Ng, Justin Han Jia, Gulam, Muhammad Yaaseen, Boulouis, Caroline, Zhu, Feng, Ahn, Matae, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Fairlie, David P., Kwa, Andrea Lay Hoon, Sandberg, Johan K., Wang, Lin-Fa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 18.12.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Components of the Immune Systems; Immunology; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Biological Sciences; Components of the Immune Systems; Immunology

Bats are reservoirs for a large number of viruses which have potential to cause major human disease outbreaks, including the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Major efforts are underway to understand bat immune response to viruses, whereas much less is known about their immune re...