type I NK T cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000921
An alpha-beta T cell expressing NK cell markers that is CD1d restricted and expresses specific V-alpha chains. NK T cells of this type recognize the glycolipid alpha-galactosylceramide in the context of CD1d. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15039760 GOC:pam GOC:tfm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 GOC:add ]
Synonyms: type I NK T lymphocyte, type I NK T-lymphocyte, type I NK T-cell, classical NK T cell, type I NKT cell
Term info
human_reference_atlas
In mouse the canonical TCR is V-alpha-14, and in humans it is V-alpha 24.
invariant NK T cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606