The production of KIR-Fc fusion proteins and their use in a multiplex HLA class I binding assay

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 425, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-87

  Hilton, Hugo G ^a,b   Moesta, Achim K ^a   Guethlein, Lisbeth A ^a,b   Blokhuis, Jeroen ^a,b   Parham, Peter ^a,b   Norman, Paul J ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigens peptides epitopes; Comparative immunology evolution; MHC; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR FC FUSION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; LIGAND; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BINDING;

ALLOTYPE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; INSECT CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; BACULOVIRIDAE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; PROCEDURES; SF9 CELL LINE; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENTS; INSECTS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIGANDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECEPTORS, KIR; RECEPTORS, NATURAL KILLER CELL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SF9 CELLS; SPODOPTERA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84943662321     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.06.012     Document Type: Article

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