The NK2.1 receptor is encoded by Ly-49C and its expression is regulated by MHC class I alleles

International Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-540

  Gosselin, Pierre ^a,c   Lusignan, Yvette ^a   Brennan, Jack ^b   Takei, Fumio ^b   Lemieux, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ly 49 receptor; Murine MHC molecules; NK cell

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; H2 ANTIGEN; LYSINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; KILLER CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; TARGET CELL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, LY; DOWN-REGULATION; GENES, MHC CLASS I; H-2 ANTIGENS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MICE, INBRED AKR; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED NZB; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 0030938424     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/9.4.533     Document Type: Article

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