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2024

Journal Article

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

Ito, Emi, Inuki, Shinsuke, Izumi, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Masatomo, Dambayashi, Yuki, Ciacchi, Lisa, Awad, Wael, Takeyama, Ami, Shibata, Kensuke, Mori, Shotaro, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Bamba, Takeshi, Ishikawa, Eri, Nagae, Masamichi, Rossjohn, Jamie and Yamasaki, Sho (2024). Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells. Science Immunology, 9 (91) eade6924, eade6924. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade6924

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

2023

Journal Article

Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo

Nelson, Adam G., Wang, Huimeng, Dewar, Phoebe M., Eddy, Eleanor M., Li, Songyi, Lim, Xin Yi, Patton, Timothy, Zhou, Yuchen, Pediongco, Troi J., Meehan, Lucy J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Stent, Andrew W., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, McCluskey, James, Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Corbett, Alexandra J., Souter, Michael N. T. and Chen, Zhenjun (2023). Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1109759, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1109759

Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo

2023

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease. The FEBS Journal, 290 (11), 2805-2832. doi: 10.1111/febs.16437

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

2022

Journal Article

Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1

Wang, Carl J.H., Awad, Wael, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Veerapen, Natacha, Illing, Patricia T., Purcell, Anthony W., Eckle, Sidonia B.G., McCluskey, James, Besra, Gurdyal S., Fairlie, David P., Rossjohn, Jamie and Le Nours, Jérôme (2022). Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (12) 102714, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102714

Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1

2022

Journal Article

A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells

Lim, Hui Jing, Wubben, Jacinta M., Garcia, Cristian Pinero, Cruz-Gomez, Sebastian, Deng, Jieru, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Hachani, Abderrahman, Anderson, Regan J., Painter, Gavin F., Goyette, Jesse, Amarasinghe, Shanika L., Ritchie, Matthew E., Roquilly, Antoine, Fairlie, David P., Gaus, Katharina, Rossjohn, Jamie, Villadangos, Jose A. and McWilliam, Hamish E.G. (2022). A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells. Journal of Cell Biology, 221 (12) e202110125. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202110125

A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells

2022

Journal Article

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells

Souter, Michael N.T., Awad, Wael, Li, Shihan, Pediongco, Troi J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Meehan, Lucy J., Tian, Zehua, Zhao, Zhe, Wang, Huimeng, Nelson, Adam, Le Nours, Jérôme, Khandokar, Yogesh, Praveena, T., Wubben, Jacinta, Lin, Jie, Sullivan, Lucy C., Lovrecz, George O., Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Liu, Ligong, Kostenko, Lyudmila, Kedzierska, Katherine, Corbett, Alexandra J., Fairlie, David P., Brooks, Andrew G., Gherardin, Nicholas A., Uldrich, Adam P., Chen, Zhenjun, Rossjohn, Jamie, Godfrey, Dale I. ... Eckle, Sidonia B.G. (2022). CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 219 (9) e20210828, 1-30. doi: 10.1084/jem.20210828

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells

2022

Journal Article

Tuning electrostatic and hydrophobic surfaces of aromatic rings to enhance membrane association and cell uptake of peptides

de Araujo, Aline Dantes, Hoang, Huy N., Lim, Junxian, Mak, Jeffrey and Fairlie, David P. (2022). Tuning electrostatic and hydrophobic surfaces of aromatic rings to enhance membrane association and cell uptake of peptides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (29) e202203995, e202203995. doi: 10.1002/anie.202203995

Tuning electrostatic and hydrophobic surfaces of aromatic rings to enhance membrane association and cell uptake of peptides

2022

Journal Article

The balance of IL ‐12 and IL ‐23 determines the bias of MAIT1 versus MAIT17 responses during bacterial infection

Wang, Huimeng, Nelson, Adam G., Wang, Bingjie, Zhao, Zhe, Lim, Xin Yi, Shi, Mai, Meehan, Lucy J., Jia, Xiaoxiao, Kedzierska, Katherine, Meehan, Bronwyn S., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Souter, Michael N. T., Pediongco, Troi J., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Wang, Zhongfang, Corbett, Alexandra J. and Chen, Zhenjun (2022). The balance of IL ‐12 and IL ‐23 determines the bias of MAIT1 versus MAIT17 responses during bacterial infection. Immunology & Cell Biology, 100 (7), 547-561. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12556

The balance of IL ‐12 and IL ‐23 determines the bias of MAIT1 versus MAIT17 responses during bacterial infection

2022

Journal Article

Differential location of NKT and MAIT cells within lymphoid tissue

Johnson, Darryl N., Ruan, Zheng, Petley, Emma V., Devi, Sapna, Holz, Lauren E., Uldrich, Adam P., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Hor, Jyh Liang, Mueller, Scott N., McCluskey, James, Fairlie, David P., Darcy, Phillip K., Beavis, Paul A., Heath, William R. and Godfrey, Dale I. (2022). Differential location of NKT and MAIT cells within lymphoid tissue. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 4034, 4034. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07704-4

Differential location of NKT and MAIT cells within lymphoid tissue

2022

Journal Article

Inhibition of the master regulator of Listeria monocytogenes virulence enables bacterial clearance from spacious replication vacuoles in infected macrophages

Tran, Thao Thanh, Mathmann, Carmen D., Gatica-Andrades, Marcela, Rollo, Rachel F., Oelker, Melanie, Ljungberg, Johanna K., Nguyen, Tam T. K., Zamoshnikova, Alina, Kummari, Lalith K., Wyer, Orry J. K., Irvine, Katharine M., Melo-Bolívar, Javier, Gross, Annette, Brown, Darren, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Hansford, Karl A., Cooper, Matthew A., Giri, Rabina, Schreiber, Veronika, Joseph, Shannon R., Simpson, Fiona, Barnett, Timothy C., Johansson, Jörgen, Dankers, Wendy, Harris, James, Wells, Timothy J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Sweet, Matthew J. ... Blumenthal, Antje (2022). Inhibition of the master regulator of Listeria monocytogenes virulence enables bacterial clearance from spacious replication vacuoles in infected macrophages. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (1) e1010166, e1010166. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010166

Inhibition of the master regulator of Listeria monocytogenes virulence enables bacterial clearance from spacious replication vacuoles in infected macrophages

2021

Journal Article

Human MAIT cells respond to and suppress HIV-1

Phetsouphanh, Chansavath, Phalora, Prabhjeet, Hackstein, Carl-Philipp, Thornhill, John, Munier, Mee Ling, Meyerowitz, Jodi, Murray, Lyle, VanVuuren, Cloete, Goedhals, Dominique, Drexhage, Linnea, Moore, Rebecca, Sattentau, Quentin J, Mak, Jeffrey YW, Fairlie, David P, Fidler, Sarah, Kelleher, Anthony, Frater, John and Klenerman, Paul (2021). Human MAIT cells respond to and suppress HIV-1. eLife, 10 e50324. doi: 10.7554/elife.50324

Human MAIT cells respond to and suppress HIV-1

2021

Journal Article

MAIT cells regulate NK cell-mediated tumor immunity

Petley, Emma V., Koay, Hui-Fern, Henderson, Melissa A., Sek, Kevin, Todd, Kirsten L., Keam, Simon P., Lai, Junyun, House, Imran G., Li, Jasmine, Zethoven, Magnus, Chen, Amanda X. Y., Oliver, Amanda J., Michie, Jessica, Freeman, Andrew J., Giuffrida, Lauren, Chan, Jack D., Pizzolla, Angela, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., McCulloch, Timothy R., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Kearney, Conor J., Millen, Rosemary, Ramsay, Robert G., Huntington, Nicholas D., McCluskey, James, Oliaro, Jane, Fairlie, David P., Neeson, Paul J., Godfrey, Dale I. ... Darcy, Phillip K. (2021). MAIT cells regulate NK cell-mediated tumor immunity. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 4746, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25009-4

MAIT cells regulate NK cell-mediated tumor immunity

2021

Journal Article

Francisella tularensis induces Th1 like MAIT cells conferring protection against systemic and local infection

Zhao, Zhe, Wang, Huimeng, Shi, Mai, Zhu, Tianyuan, Pediongco, Troi, Lim, Xin Yi, Meehan, Bronwyn S., Nelson, Adam G., Fairlie, David P., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., de Lima Moreira, Marcela, Tumpach, Carolin, Bramhall, Michael, Williams, Cameron G., Lee, Hyun Jae, Haque, Ashraful, Evrard, Maximilien, Rossjohn, Jamie, McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J. and Chen, Zhenjun (2021). Francisella tularensis induces Th1 like MAIT cells conferring protection against systemic and local infection. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 4355, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24570-2

Francisella tularensis induces Th1 like MAIT cells conferring protection against systemic and local infection

2021

Journal Article

Identification and phenotype of MAIT cells in cattle and their response to bacterial infections

Edmans, Matthew D., Connelley, Timothy K., Jayaraman, Siddharth, Vrettou, Christina, Vordermeier, Martin, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P., Maze, Emmanuel Atangana, Chrun, Tiphany, Klenerman, Paul, Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Tchilian, Elma and Benedictus, Lindert (2021). Identification and phenotype of MAIT cells in cattle and their response to bacterial infections. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 627173, 627173. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.627173

Identification and phenotype of MAIT cells in cattle and their response to bacterial infections

2021

Journal Article

Mucosal-associated invariant t cell effector function is an intrinsic cell property that can be augmented by the metabolic cofactor α-ketoglutarate

Howson, Lauren J., Li, Jasmine, von Borstel, Anouk, Barugahare, Adele, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Turner, Stephen J., Davey, Martin S. and Rossjohn, Jamie (2021). Mucosal-associated invariant t cell effector function is an intrinsic cell property that can be augmented by the metabolic cofactor α-ketoglutarate. The Journal of Immunology, 206 (7) ji2001048, 1425-1435. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001048

Mucosal-associated invariant t cell effector function is an intrinsic cell property that can be augmented by the metabolic cofactor α-ketoglutarate

2021

Journal Article

Determination of sample concentrations by PULCON NMR spectroscopy

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W. (2021). Determination of sample concentrations by PULCON NMR spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75 (2), 160-164. doi: 10.1071/ch21149

Determination of sample concentrations by PULCON NMR spectroscopy

2020

Journal Article

MR1-restricted T cells with MAIT-like characteristics are functionally conserved in the Pteropid Bat Pteropus alecto

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. and Wang, Lin-Fa (2020). MR1-restricted T cells with MAIT-like characteristics are functionally conserved in the Pteropid Bat Pteropus alecto. iScience, 23 (12) 101876, 101876. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101876

MR1-restricted T cells with MAIT-like characteristics are functionally conserved in the Pteropid Bat Pteropus alecto

2020

Journal Article

Artificially induced MAIT cells inhibit M. bovis BCG but not M. tuberculosis during in vivo pulmonary infection

Yu, Huifeng, Yang, Amy, Derrick, Steven, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P. and Cowley, Siobhan (2020). Artificially induced MAIT cells inhibit M. bovis BCG but not M. tuberculosis during in vivo pulmonary infection. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 13579, 13579. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70615-9

Artificially induced MAIT cells inhibit M. bovis BCG but not M. tuberculosis during in vivo pulmonary infection

2020

Journal Article

CXCL16 stimulates antigen-induced MAIT cell accumulation but trafficking during lung infection is CXCR6-independent

Yu, Huifeng, Yang, Amy, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P. and Cowley, Siobhan (2020). CXCL16 stimulates antigen-induced MAIT cell accumulation but trafficking during lung infection is CXCR6-independent. Frontiers in Immunology, 11 1773, 1773. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01773

CXCL16 stimulates antigen-induced MAIT cell accumulation but trafficking during lung infection is CXCR6-independent

2020

Journal Article

Absence of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in a person with a homozygous point mutation in MR1

Howson, Lauren J., Awad, Wael, von Borstel, Anouk, Lim, Hui Jing, McWilliam, Hamish E. G., Sandoval-Romero, Maria L., Majumdar, Shamik, Hamzeh, Abdul Rezzak, Andrews, Thomas D., McDermott, David H., Murphy, Philip M., Le Nours, Jérôme, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Villadangos, Jose A., Cook, Matthew C., Turner, Stephen J., Davey, Martin S., Ojaimi, Samar and Rossjohn, Jamie (2020). Absence of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in a person with a homozygous point mutation in MR1. Science Immunology, 5 (49) 9492, eabc9492. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc9492

Absence of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in a person with a homozygous point mutation in MR1