Cardiolipin and CD1d in Innate-like T Cell Activation
Abstract
Cardiolipin (CL) is a mitochondrial lipid proposed to function as cellular stress signal and innate-like T cell autoantigen. Our research shows limited activation of iNKT cells to produce cytokine after CL stimulation.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Jonathan Boyson
Secondary Mentor Name
Oliver Dienz
Graduate Student Mentors
Somen K. Mistri
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Program/Major
Microbiology
Primary Research Category
Biological Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Health Sciences
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Cardiolipin and CD1d in Innate-like T Cell Activation
Cardiolipin (CL) is a mitochondrial lipid proposed to function as cellular stress signal and innate-like T cell autoantigen. Our research shows limited activation of iNKT cells to produce cytokine after CL stimulation.