Structure of the human NK cell triggering receptor NKp46 ectodomain

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Ponassi, Marco ^a   Cantoni, Claudia ^b,c   Biassoni, Roberto ^c   Conte, Romana ^a   Spallarossa, Andrea ^b   Pesce, Alessandra ^b   Moretta, Alessandro ^b   Moretta, Lorenzo ^b,c   Bolognesi, Martino ^a,b   Bordo, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin like domains; Killer inhibitory receptors; Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptors; Natural citotoxicity receptors; NK cell triggering receptors; NKp30; NKp44; NKp46; Protein 3D structure; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; LEUKOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RODENT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0041422479     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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