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Canonical invariant NKT (iNKT) cells specifically recognize lipid Ags presented by CD1d, a MHC class I-like molecule. iNKT cells function, in part, as initial responders to bacterial infection and play a role in immune surveillance and tumor rejection. The Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASp) serves as a crucial link between cellular stimuli and cytoskeletal rearrangements. Although we and others have identified a key role for WASp in homeostasis of T-regulatory and marginal zone B cells, little data exist regarding the role for WASp within the iNKT lineage. Analysis of WASp-expressing cell populations in heterozygous female WASp mice revealed a substantial selective advantage for WASp+ vs WASp\u2212 \u00a0iNKT cells. Although adult WASp-deficient (WASp\u2212\/\u2212) mice had normal thymic and bone marrow iNKT numbers, we observed 2- to 3-fold reduction in the numbers of iNKT cells in the spleen and liver. This peripheral iNKT deficit is manifested, in part, due to defective iNKT homeostasis. WASp\u2212\/\u2212 \u00a0iNKT cells exhibited reduced levels of integrin surface expression and decreased homing and\/or retention within peripheral tissues in a competitive repopulation model. In addition, analysis of young mice showed that WASp is important for both maturation and egress of thymic iNKT cells. WASp\u2212\/\u2212 \u00a0iNKT cells also exhibited a marked reduction in Ag-induced proliferation and cytokine production. Our findings highlight the crucial role for WASp in iNKT development, homeostasis, and activation, and identify iNKT dysfunction as an additional factor likely to contribute to the clinical features observed in WAS patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4049\/jimmunol.0804256","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,6,3]],"date-time":"2009-06-03T20:48:22Z","timestamp":1244062102000},"page":"7370-7380","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Is Required for Homeostasis and Function of Invariant NKT Cells"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"182","author":[{"given":"Alexander","family":"Astrakhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hans D","family":"Ochs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children\u2019s Research Institute , Seattle, WA 98101"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David J","family":"Rawlings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology"},{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children\u2019s Research Institute , Seattle, WA 98101"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,6,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025032715465970600_R1","first-page":"161","article-title":"Marginal zone B cells.","volume-title":"Annu. 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