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Dissecting natural killer cell activation pathways through analysis of genetic mutations in human and mouse.
Immunological reviews - 1 Dec 2006
Tassi Ilaria, Klesney-Tait Julia, Colonna Marco
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity is mediated by multiple germ line-encoded activating receptors that recognize specific ligands expressed by tumor cells and virally infected cells. These activating receptors are opposed by NK inhibitory receptors, which recognize major histocompatibility complex class I molecules on potential targets, raising the threshold for NK cell activation. Once an abnormal cell has...
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