Natural killer cell activation and inhibition by receptors for MHC class I

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-307

  López Botet, Miguel ^a   Bellón, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; LECTIN RECEPTOR; LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0033054918     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(99)80048-X     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Parham P (Ed): NK cells, MHC class I antigens, and missing self. Immunol Rev 1997, 155:1-221. See annotation [4].
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4. Yokoyama WM: Natural killer cell receptors. Curr Opin Immunol. 1998, 10:298-305. References [1,2,3,4] are recommended general reviews on NK cell receptors. As the knowledge in this field evolves very rapidly, some basic concepts (i.e. the specificity of CD94-IMKG2) may not be accurate despite recent publication; in this regard, the most updated paper is [4].