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Regulatory allospecific NK cell function is differentially associated with HLA C allotypes.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Nov 2009
Zenhaeusern G, Gasser O, Hönger G, Durovic B, Stern M, Hess C
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I) molecules 'silence' natural killer (NK) cell activity. Conversely, NK cell activity is triggered through cells lacking expression of autologous MHC I. Unexpectedly we found that a subset of NK cells is activated rather than silenced when interacting with cells expressing normal levels of autologous MHC I. Instead of inducing an inflammatory phenotype, however, activation...
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