Concentration of MHC class II molecules in lipid rafts facilitates antigen presentation

HA Anderson, EM Hiltbold, PA Roche - Nature immunology, 2000 - nature.com
The plasma membranes of eukaryotic cells are not uniform and possess distinct cholesterol–
and sphingolipid–rich raft microdomains that are enriched in proteins known to be essential …

Cutting edge: lipid raft integrity affects the efficiency of MHC class I tetramer binding and cell surface TCR arrangement on CD8+ T cells

DR Drake, TJ Braciale - The Journal of Immunology, 2001 - journals.aai.org
Physically distinct cholesterol/sphingolipid-rich plasma membrane microdomains, so-called
lipid rafts, have been recognized to play an important regulatory role in various cellular …

Distinct patterns of membrane microdomain partitioning in Th1 and Th2 cells

F Balamuth, D Leitenberg, J Unternaehrer, I Mellman… - Immunity, 2001 - cell.com
Here we show that activated Th1 and Th2 cells have distinct patterns of membrane
compartmentalization into lipid rafts. TCR complex members are recruited efficiently to rafts …

The roles of membrane microdomains (rafts) in T cell activation

V Hor̆ejs̆í - Immunological reviews, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Detergent‐resistant membrane microdomains enriched in sphingolipids, cholesterol and
glycosylphosphatidylinositol‐anchored proteins play essential roles in T cell receptor (TCR) …

Lipid rafts and B cell signaling

N Gupta, AL DeFranco - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2007 - Elsevier
B cells comprise an essential component of the humoral immune system. They are equipped
with the unique ability to synthesize and secrete pathogen-neutralizing antibodies, and …

Membrane compartmentation is required for efficient T cell activation

R Xavier, T Brennan, Q Li, C McCormack, B Seed - Immunity, 1998 - cell.com
The plasma membrane of mammalian cells contains detergent-resistant membrane rafts
enriched in glycosphingolipids and cholesterol. Although several important signaling …

Accumulation of raft lipids in T‐cell plasma membrane domains engaged in TCR signalling

T Zech, CS Ejsing, K Gaus, B De Wet… - The EMBO …, 2009 - embopress.org
Activating stimuli for T lymphocytes are transmitted through plasma membrane domains that
form at T‐cell antigen receptor (TCR) signalling foci. Here, we determined the molecular …

The role of lipid rafts in T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signalling

PW Janes, SC Ley, AI Magee, PS Kabouridis - Seminars in immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
Copyright 2000 Academic PressPlasma membranes of many cell types contain domains
enriched in specific lipids and cholesterol, called lipid rafts. In T lymphocytes, key T cell …

T cell receptor-dependent regulation of lipid rafts controls naive CD8+ T cell homeostasis

JH Cho, HO Kim, CD Surh, J Sprent - Immunity, 2010 - cell.com
T cell receptor (TCR) contact with self ligands keeps T cells alive and is shown here to cause
naive CD8+, but not CD4+, T cells to be hypersensitive to certain γ c cytokines, notably …

Analysis of lipid rafts in T cells

S Thomas, A Preda-Pais, S Casares… - Molecular immunology, 2004 - Elsevier
The plasma membrane of T cells is made of a combination of glycosphingolipids and protein
receptors organized in glycolipoprotein microdomains termed lipid rafts. The structural …