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2019

Journal Article

A divergent transcriptional landscape underpins the development and functional branching of MAIT cells

Koay, H-. F., Su, S., Amann-Zalcenstein, D., Daley, S. R., Comerford, I., Miosge, L., Whyte, C. E., Konstantinov, I. E., d'Udekem, Y., Baldwin, T., Hickey, P. F., Berzins, S. P., Mak, J. Y. W., Sontani, Y., Roots, C. M., Sidwell, T., Kallies, A., Chen, Z., Nüssing, S., Kedzierska, K., Mackay, L. K., McColl, S. R., Deenick, E. K., Fairlie, D. P., McCluskey, J., Goodnow, C. C., Ritchie, M. E., Belz, G. T., Naik, S. H. ... Godfrey, D. I. (2019). A divergent transcriptional landscape underpins the development and functional branching of MAIT cells. Science Immunology, 4 (41) eaay6039, eaay6039. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aay6039

A divergent transcriptional landscape underpins the development and functional branching of MAIT cells

2019

Journal Article

IL-23 costimulates antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection

Wang, Huimeng, Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Shi, Mai, D'Souza, Criselle, Pediongco, Troi J., Cao, Hanwei, Kostenko, Lyudmila, Lim, Xin Yi, Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Zhu, Tianyuan, Wang, Bingjie, Zhao, Zhe, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Teng, Michele W. L., Rossjohn, Jamie, Yu, Di, de St Groth, Barbara Fazekas, Lovrecz, George, Lu, Louis, McCluskey, James, Strugnell, Richard A., Corbett, Alexandra J. and Chen, Zhenjun (2019). IL-23 costimulates antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection. Science Immunology, 4 (41) eaaw0402, eaaw0402. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aaw0402

IL-23 costimulates antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection

2019

Journal Article

Computer modelling and synthesis of deoxy and monohydroxy analogues of a ribitylaminouracil bacterial metabolite that potently activates human T cells

Ler, Geraldine J. M., Xu, Weijun, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Liu, Ligong, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Fairlie, David P (2019). Computer modelling and synthesis of deoxy and monohydroxy analogues of a ribitylaminouracil bacterial metabolite that potently activates human T cells. Chemistry – A European Journal, 25 (68) chem.201903732, 15594-15608. doi: 10.1002/chem.201903732

Computer modelling and synthesis of deoxy and monohydroxy analogues of a ribitylaminouracil bacterial metabolite that potently activates human T cells

2019

Journal Article

MAIT cells upregulate α4β7 in response to acute simian immunodeficiency virus/simian HIV infection but are resistant to peripheral depletion in pigtail macaques

Juno, Jennifer A., Wragg, Kathleen M., Amarasena, Thakshila, Meehan, Bronwyn S., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Eckle, Sidonia B. G. and Kent, Stephen J. (2019). MAIT cells upregulate α4β7 in response to acute simian immunodeficiency virus/simian HIV infection but are resistant to peripheral depletion in pigtail macaques. The Journal of Immunology, 202 (7), ji1801405-2120. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801405

MAIT cells upregulate α4β7 in response to acute simian immunodeficiency virus/simian HIV infection but are resistant to peripheral depletion in pigtail macaques

2019

Conference Publication

IL-23 co-stimulation drives antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection

Wang, H., Kjer-Nielsen, L., Shi, M., Souza, D. C., Pediongco, T., Cao, H., Kostenko, L., Lim, X., Eckle, S., Meeha, B., Wang, B., Zhu, T., Mak, J., Fairlie, D., Teng, M., Rossjohn, J., Yu, D., Groth, B., McCluskey, J., Strugnell, R., Corbett, A. and Chen, Z. (2019). IL-23 co-stimulation drives antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection. 17th International Congress of Immunology (IUIS), Beijing, China, 19-23 October, 2019. Weinheim, Germany: WILEY. doi: 10.1002/eji.201970400

IL-23 co-stimulation drives antigen-specific MAIT cell activation and enables vaccination against bacterial infection

2018

Journal Article

MAIT cells protect against pulmonary Legionella longbeachae infection

Wang, Huimeng, D’Souza, Criselle, Lim, Xin Yi, Kostenko, Lyudmila, Pediongco, Troi J., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Shi, Mai, Wang, Nancy, Li, Shihan, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Iwakura, Yoichiro, Gunnersen, Jennifer M., Stent, Andrew W., Godfrey, Dale I., Rossjohn, Jamie, Westall, Glen P., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Strugnell, Richard A., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J., Hinks, Timothy S. C. and Chen, Zhenjun (2018). MAIT cells protect against pulmonary Legionella longbeachae infection. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 3350, 3350. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05202-8

MAIT cells protect against pulmonary Legionella longbeachae infection

2018

Conference Publication

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark, Ormerod, Kate, Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart, Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel, Robb, Renee, Henden, Andrea, Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate, Lantz, Olivier J., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey, Fairlie, David, Clouston, Andrew, McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven, Hugenholtz, Phil and Hill, Geoff (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon. Immunology 2018™ Meeting, Austin, TX United States, 4-8 May 2018. Rockville, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.55.15

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

2018

Journal Article

An overview on the identification of MAIT cell antigens

Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Corbett, Alexandra J., Chen, Zhenjun, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Godfrey, Dale I., Rossjohn, Jamie, Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James and Eckle, Sidonia B. G. (2018). An overview on the identification of MAIT cell antigens. Immunology and Cell Biology, 96 (6), 573-587. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12057

An overview on the identification of MAIT cell antigens

2018

Journal Article

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon

Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark D., Ormerod, Kate L., Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart D., Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel D., Robb, Renee J., Henden, Andrea S., Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate H., Lantz, Olivier, Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Clouston, Andrew D., McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven W., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 128 (5), 1919-1936. doi: 10.1172/JCI91646

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon

2018

Journal Article

Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Augment Immunopathology and Gastritis in Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection

D'Souza, Criselle, Pediongco, Troi, Wang, Huimeng, Scheerlinck, Jean-Pierre Y., Kostenko, Lyudmila, Esterbauer, Robyn, Stent, Andrew W., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Strugnell, Richard A., Cao, Hanwei, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Lovrecz, George, Lu, Louis, Fairlie, David P., Rossjohn, Jamie, McCluskey, James, Every, Alison L., Chen, Zhenjun and Corbett, Alexandra J. (2018). Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Augment Immunopathology and Gastritis in Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection. Journal of Immunology, 200 (5), 1901-1916. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701512

Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Augment Immunopathology and Gastritis in Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection

2018

Conference Publication

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark, Ormerod, Kate, Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart, Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel, Robb, Renee, Henden, Andrea, Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate, Lantz, Olivier J., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey, Fairlie, David, Clouston, Andrew, McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven, Hugenholtz, Phil and Hill, Geoff (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon. Immunology Meeting, Austin Tx, 4-8 May 2018. Bethesda, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists.

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

2018

Conference Publication

Stereoelectronic effects on dienophile separation influence the Diels–Alder synthesis of molecular clefts

Stoermer, Martin J., Wickramasinghe, Wasantha A., Byriel, Karl A., Hockless, David C. R., Skelton, Brian W., Sobolev, Alexandre N., White, Alan H., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W. and Fairlie, David P. (2018). Stereoelectronic effects on dienophile separation influence the Diels–Alder synthesis of molecular clefts. 2018 Royal Society of Chemistry Twitter Conference, London, United Kingdom (held online), 6-7 March 2018. London, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Stereoelectronic effects on dienophile separation influence the Diels–Alder synthesis of molecular clefts

2017

Journal Article

Stereoelectronic Effects on Dienophile Separation Influence the Diels–Alder Synthesis of Molecular Clefts

Stoermer, Martin J., Wickramasinghe, Wasantha A., Byriel, Karl A., Hockless, David C. R., Skelton, Brian W., Sobolev, Alexandre N., White, Allan H., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W. and Fairlie, David P. (2017). Stereoelectronic Effects on Dienophile Separation Influence the Diels–Alder Synthesis of Molecular Clefts. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017 (45), 6793-6796. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201701319

Stereoelectronic Effects on Dienophile Separation Influence the Diels–Alder Synthesis of Molecular Clefts

2017

Journal Article

Drugs and drug-like molecules can modulate the function of mucosal-associated invariant T cells

Keller, Andrew N., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Xu, Weijun, Liu, Ligong, Hughes, Victoria A., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Pediongco, Troi, Birkinshaw, Richard W., Chen, Zhenjun, Wang, Huimeng, D'Souza, Criselle, Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Gherardin, Nicholas A., Godfrey, Dale I., Kostenko, Lyudmila, Corbett, Alexandra J., Purcell, Anthony W., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James and Rossjohn, Jamie (2017). Drugs and drug-like molecules can modulate the function of mucosal-associated invariant T cells. Nature Immunology, 18 (4), 402-411. doi: 10.1038/ni.3679

Drugs and drug-like molecules can modulate the function of mucosal-associated invariant T cells

2017

Book Chapter

Thiazoles in peptides and peptidomimetics

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Xu, Weijun and Fairlie, David P. (2017). Thiazoles in peptides and peptidomimetics. Peptidomimetics I. (pp. 235-266) edited by William D. Lubell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/7081_2015_176

Thiazoles in peptides and peptidomimetics

2017

Conference Publication

Vitamin B2 related molecules that activate T cells

Mak, Jeffrey, Xu, Weijun, Reid, Robert, Corbett, Alexandra, Meehan, Bronwyn, Wang, Huimeng, Chen, Zhenjun, Rossjohn, Jamie, McCluskey, James, Liu, Ligong and Fairlie, David (2017). Vitamin B2 related molecules that activate T cells. 254th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) on Chemistry's Impact on the Global Economy, Washington DC, USA, 20-24 August 2017. Washington DC, USA: American Chemical Society.

Vitamin B2 related molecules that activate T cells

2016

Conference Publication

Common drugs modulate mucosal-associated invariant T cell function

Keller, A. N., Eckle, S. B. G., Xu, W., Liu, L., Hughes, V. A., Mak, J., Meehan, B., Pediongco, T., Birkinshaw, R. W., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Souza, C., Kostenko, L., Corbett, A. J., Purcell, A. W., Fairlie, D. P., McCluskey, J. and Rossjohn, J. (2016). Common drugs modulate mucosal-associated invariant T cell function. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Germany: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Common drugs modulate mucosal-associated invariant T cell function

2016

Journal Article

PAR2 modulators derived from GB88

Yau, Mei-Kwan, Liu, Ligong, Suen, Jacky Y., Lim, Junxian, Lohman, Rink-Jan, Jiang, Yuhong, Cotterell, Adam J., Barry, Grant D., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Vesey, David A., Reid, Robert C. and Fairlie, David P. (2016). PAR2 modulators derived from GB88. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 7 (12), 1179-1184. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00306

PAR2 modulators derived from GB88

2016

Conference Publication

Drugs/drug analogues modulate MAIT cell function in an MR1-dependent manner

Eckle, S. B. G., Keller, A. N., Xu, W., Meehan, B., Pediongco, T., Liu, L., Hughes, V. A., Mak, J. Y. W., Birkinshaw, R. W., Chen, Z., Wang, H., D'Souza, C., Kostenko, L., Corbett, A. J., Purcell, A. W., Fairlie, D. P., Rossjohn, J. and McCluskey, J. (2016). Drugs/drug analogues modulate MAIT cell function in an MR1-dependent manner. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Drugs/drug analogues modulate MAIT cell function in an MR1-dependent manner

2016

Conference Publication

MAIT cells: Friend or Foe in recognising microbial vitamin metabolites presented by the MHC-I-related molecule MR1

McCluskey, J., Corbett, A. J., Eckle, S. B. G., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Sun, S., D'Souza, C., Kostenko, L., Reantragoon, R., Meehan, B., Birkinshaw, R. W., Liu, L., Patel, O., Mahony, J., Cao, H., Jackson, D., Williamson, N. A., Strugnell, R. A., Mak, J. Y. W., Van Sinderen, D., Fairlie, D. P., Kjer-Nielsen, L., Godfrey, D., I and Rossjohn, J. (2016). MAIT cells: Friend or Foe in recognising microbial vitamin metabolites presented by the MHC-I-related molecule MR1. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, Australia, August 21-26, 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

MAIT cells: Friend or Foe in recognising microbial vitamin metabolites presented by the MHC-I-related molecule MR1