mucosal invariant T cell
An alpha-beta T cell that is found in the lamina propria of mucosal tissues and is restricted by the MR-1 molecule. [ GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19416870 GOC:tfm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 GOC:pam ]
Synonyms: mucosal invariant T-cell, mucosal invariant T lymphocyte, mucosal invariant T-lymphocyte
Term info
human_reference_atlas
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- mature alpha-beta T cell and capable of some innate immune response in mucosa and capable of some MHC class Ib receptor activity and output of some T cell differentiation