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Transgenic expression of the activating natural killer receptor Ly49H confers resistance to cytomegalovirus in genetically susceptible mice.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 17 Feb 2003
Lee Seung-Hwan, Zafer Ahmed, de Repentigny Yves, Kothary Rashmi, Tremblay Michel L, Gros Philippe, Duplay Pascale, Webb John R, Vidal Silvia M
Abstract excerpt
Natural resistance to infection with mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) is controlled by a dominant locus, Cmv1. Cmv1 is linked to the Ly49 family of natural killer receptors on distal chromosome 6. While some studies localized Cmv1 as distal to the Ly49 gene cluster, genetic and functional analysis identified Ly49h as a pivotal factor in resistance to MCMV. The role of these two independent genomic domains in MCMV...
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