CD1b-specific T cells are transcriptionally closer to conventional CD4 T cells than to innate-like NKT and MAIT cells
Alan Hsieh, Kattya Lopez, Segundo R. León, ROGER CALDERON, Leonid W. Lecca, Megan B. Murray, David Branch Moody, Sara Suliman, Ildiko Van Rhijn
The paper compares the transcriptional profiles of CD1b-specific T cells with conventional and innate-like T cells, finding CD1b-specific cells are more similar to conventional T cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintImmunology