mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
E902887
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is a diffuse system of immune cells and lymphoid structures located in mucosal linings that plays a key role in defending the body against pathogens entering through surfaces such as the gut, respiratory tract, and genitourinary tract.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue | 1 |
| mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11074454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Context triple: [B lymphocytes, foundIn, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue]
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A.
B lymphocytes
B lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell central to the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies and mediating humoral immunity.
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B.
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a set of cell-surface proteins essential for the immune system to recognize foreign molecules and present antigens to T cells, playing a central role in adaptive immunity and transplant compatibility.
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C.
Spleen
"Spleen" is a famous melancholic poem by Charles Baudelaire from his collection *Les Fleurs du mal*, exploring themes of ennui, despair, and existential anguish.
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D.
CLL
CLL is the IATA airport code for Easterwood Airport, a regional airport serving College Station, Texas.
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E.
MUC
MUC is the abbreviation for the Meritorious Unit Commendation, a U.S. military unit award recognizing exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Target entity description: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is a diffuse system of immune cells and lymphoid structures located in mucosal linings that plays a key role in defending the body against pathogens entering through surfaces such as the gut, respiratory tract, and genitourinary tract.
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A.
B lymphocytes
B lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell central to the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies and mediating humoral immunity.
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B.
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a set of cell-surface proteins essential for the immune system to recognize foreign molecules and present antigens to T cells, playing a central role in adaptive immunity and transplant compatibility.
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C.
Spleen
"Spleen" is a famous melancholic poem by Charles Baudelaire from his collection *Les Fleurs du mal*, exploring themes of ennui, despair, and existential anguish.
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D.
CLL
CLL is the IATA airport code for Easterwood Airport, a regional airport serving College Station, Texas.
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E.
MUC
MUC is the abbreviation for the Meritorious Unit Commendation, a U.S. military unit award recognizing exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of immune system
ⓘ
lymphoid tissue ⓘ secondary lymphoid organ ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MALT ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
lamina propria
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mucosal epithelium ⓘ submucosa ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
MALT lymphoma
ⓘ
linked to:
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT type ⓘ |
| associatedWithPathogen | Helicobacter pylori in gastric MALT lymphoma ⓘ |
| composedOf |
B lymphocytes
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T lymphocytes ⓘ dendritic cells ⓘ innate lymphoid cells ⓘ macrophages ⓘ plasma cells ⓘ |
| developsIn |
postnatal period
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response to antigen exposure ⓘ |
| foundInSpecies |
humans
ⓘ
other mammals ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defense against pathogens entering via mucosal surfaces
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induction of adaptive immune responses at mucosal surfaces ⓘ maintenance of mucosal tolerance to commensal microbiota ⓘ maintenance of oral tolerance to dietary antigens ⓘ mucosal immune surveillance ⓘ production of secretory IgA antibodies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Peyer patches
ⓘ
linked to:
Peyer’s patches
appendix lymphoid tissue ⓘ bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ
linked to:
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
gut-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ
linked to:
Peyer’s patches
isolated lymphoid follicles ⓘ larynx-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ nasal-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ tonsils ⓘ urethra-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ vulvo-vaginal-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
breast tissue mucosa-associated regions
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conjunctival mucosa ⓘ gastrointestinal tract mucosa ⓘ genitourinary tract mucosa ⓘ mucosal linings ⓘ respiratory tract mucosa ⓘ salivary gland mucosa ⓘ skin-associated epithelial interfaces ⓘ thyroid gland ⓘ |
| partOf |
immune system
ⓘ
mucosal immune system ⓘ |
| structureType |
diffuse lymphoid tissue
ⓘ
organized lymphoid follicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Description of subject: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is a diffuse system of immune cells and lymphoid structures located in mucosal linings that plays a key role in defending the body against pathogens entering through surfaces such as the gut, respiratory tract, and genitourinary tract.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue