Roles for HLA and KIR polymorphisms in natural killer cell repertoire selection and modulation of effector function

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 633-645

  Yawata, Makoto ^a   Yawata, Nobuyo ^a   Draghi, Monia ^a   Little, Ann Margaret ^b   Partheniou, Fotini ^b   Parham, Peter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALLOTYPE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; JAPAN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33645070552     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 00221007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20051884     Document Type: Article

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