Lysosomal Glycosphingolipid Recognition by NKT Cells

Author:

Zhou Dapeng12345,Mattner Jochen12345,Cantu Carlos12345,Schrantz Nicolas12345,Yin Ning12345,Gao Ying12345,Sagiv Yuval12345,Hudspeth Kelly12345,Wu Yun-Ping12345,Yamashita Tadashi12345,Teneberg Susann12345,Wang Dacheng12345,Proia Richard L.12345,Levery Steven B12345,Savage Paul B.12345,Teyton Luc12345,Bendelac Albert12345

Affiliation:

1. University of Chicago, Department of Pathology, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

2. The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

3. Brigham Young University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Provo, UT 84602–5700, USA.

4. Genetics of Development and Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

5. Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Göteborg University, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.

Abstract

NKT cells represent a distinct lineage of T cells that coexpress a conserved αβ T cell receptor (TCR) and natural killer (NK) receptors. Although the TCR of NKT cells is characteristically autoreactive to CD1d, a lipid-presenting molecule, endogenous ligands for these cells have not been identified. We show that a lysosomal glycosphingolipid of previously unknown function, isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3), is recognized both by mouse and human NKT cells. Impaired generation of lysosomal iGb3 in mice lacking β-hexosaminidase b results in severe NKT cell deficiency, suggesting that this lipid also mediates development of NKT cells in the mouse. We suggest that expression of iGb3 in peripheral tissues may be involved in controlling NKT cell responses to infections and malignancy and in autoimmunity.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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