scRNA-seq of murine mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells after Francisella tularensis infection

Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells are an innate-like subset of alpha/beta-T cells expressing semi-invariant TCRs that recognize conserved vitamin B2 metabolite-based antigens from microbes, thus contributing to protection against several bacterial pathogens. To investigate the transcriptomic changes induced during systemic Francisella tularensis infection, liver MAIT cells were recovered from naïve mice and mice at days 13 and 48 post infection.