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Dirk M. Zajonc is affiliated with Pfizer in the United States and has contributed predominantly to the fields of immunology and microbiology. Their research spans various subfields including immunology, molecular biology, and spectroscopy, demonstrating a broad interdisciplinary approach within life sciences.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics related to immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunotherapy and immune responses. Additional areas of interest include atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, receptor mechanisms and signaling, as well as mass spectrometry techniques and their applications.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Dirk M. Zajonc are:

  • "Agonism of 4-1BB for immune therapy: a perspective on possibilities and complications," 2023, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Unconventional Peptide Presentation by Classical MHC Class I and Implications for T and NK Cell Activation," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Single-cell transcriptomes and T cell receptors of vaccine-expanded apolipoprotein B-specific T cells," 2023, published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • "Molecular Characterization of the Native (Non-Linked) CD160-HVEM Protein Complex Revealed by Initial Crystallographic Analysis," 2021, published in Crystals
  • "Molecular characterization of the native (non-linked) CD160-HVEM protein complex revealed by initial crystallographic analysis," 2021, published in Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Crystals, and Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances.

Collaborations form an essential aspect of Dirk M. Zajonc's research activities, with frequent coauthors including Simona Lenhartová, Marek Nemčovič, Radka Šebová, Mário Benko, and Ivana Nemčovičová. Each of these collaborators has worked with the scientist on multiple publications, indicating ongoing partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Natural killer T cells recognize diacylglycerol antigens from pathogenic bacteria.

    Yuki Kinjo;Emmanuel Tupin;Douglass Wu;Masakazu Fujio

  • Invariant natural killer T cells recognize glycolipids from pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria

    Yuki Kinjo;Petr Illarionov;José Luis Vela;Bo Pei

  • Structure and function of a potent agonist for the semi-invariant natural killer T cell receptor.

    Dirk M Zajonc;Carlos Cantu;Jochen Mattner;Dapeng Zhou

  • T cell activation by lipopeptide antigens.

    D. Branch Moody;David C. Young;Tan-Yun Cheng;Jean-Pierre Rosat

  • Crystal structure of CD1a in complex with a sulfatide self antigen at a resolution of 2.15 A.

    Dirk M Zajonc;Marc A Elsliger;Luc Teyton;Ian A Wilson

  • The Identification of the Endogenous Ligands of Natural Killer T Cells Reveals the Presence of Mammalian α-Linked Glycosylceramides

    Lisa Kain;Bill Webb;Brian L. Anderson;Shenglou Deng

  • Structural basis for CD1d presentation of a sulfatide derived from myelin and its implications for autoimmunity

    Dirk M. Zajonc;Igor Maricic;Douglass Wu;Rarnesh Halder

  • Anatomy of CD1-lipid antigen complexes.

    D. Branch Moody;Dirk M. Zajonc;Ian A. Wilson

  • Design of natural killer T cell activators: structure and function of a microbial glycosphingolipid bound to mouse CD1d.

    Douglass Wu;Dirk M. Zajonc;Masakazu Fujio;Barbara A. Sullivan

  • Molecular Mechanism of Lipopeptide Presentation by CD1a

    Dirk M. Zajonc;M. D.Max Crispin;Thomas A. Bowden;David C. Young;David C. Young

  • Mechanisms for glycolipid antigen-driven cytokine polarization by Vα14i NKT cells

    Barbara A. Sullivan;Niranjana A. Nagarajan;Gerhard Wingender;Jing Wang

  • Galectin-9 controls the therapeutic activity of 4-1BB–targeting antibodies

    Shravan Madireddi;So-Young Eun;Seung-Woo Lee;Ivana Nemčovičová

  • Type II natural killer T cells use features of both innate-like and conventional T cells to recognize sulfatide self antigens.

    Enrico Girardi;Igor Maricic;Jing Wang;Thien-Thi Mac

  • Cardiolipin Binds to CD1d and Stimulates CD1d-Restricted γδ T Cells in the Normal Murine Repertoire

    Mélanie Dieudé;Harald Striegl;Aaron J. Tyznik;Jing Wang

  • Galactose‐modified iNKT cell agonists stabilized by an induced fit of CD1d prevent tumour metastasis

    Sandrine Aspeslagh;Yali Li;Esther Dawen Yu;Nora Pauwels

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein UL141 Targets the TRAIL Death Receptors to Thwart Host Innate Antiviral Defenses

    Wendell Smith;Peter Tomasec;Rebecca Aicheler;Andrea Loewendorf

  • Crystal Structures of Mouse CD1d-iGb3 Complex and its Cognate Vα14 T Cell Receptor Suggest a Model for Dual Recognition of Foreign and Self Glycolipids

    Dirk M. Zajonc;Paul B. Savage;Albert Bendelac;Ian A. Wilson

  • Lipid binding orientation within CD1d affects recognition of Borrelia burgorferi antigens by NKT cells.

    Jing Wang;Yali Li;Yuki Kinjo;Thien-Thi Mac

  • The Vα14 invariant natural killer T cell TCR forces microbial glycolipids and CD1d into a conserved binding mode

    Yali Li;Enrico Girardi;Jing Wang;Esther Dawen Yu

  • Molecular basis of lipid antigen presentation by CD1d and recognition by natural killer T cells.

    Enrico Girardi;Dirk M. Zajonc

  • T-cell activation by lipopeptide antigens

    Ildiko Van Rhijn;Dirk M Zajonc;Ian A Wilson;D Branch Moody

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute
Enrico Girardi
Enrico Girardi Austrian Academy of Sciences
Mitchell Kronenberg
Mitchell Kronenberg University of California, San Diego
D. Branch Moody
D. Branch Moody Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bjoern Peters
Bjoern Peters La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Luc Teyton
Luc Teyton Scripps Research Institute
Shane Crotty
Shane Crotty La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Dirk Elewaut
Dirk Elewaut Ghent University
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham

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