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HLA-Cw*0102-restricted HIV-1 p24 epitope variants can modulate the binding of the inhibitory KIR2DL2 receptor and primary NK cell function.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2012
Fadda Lena, Körner Christian, Kumar Swati, van Teijlingen Nienke H, Piechocka-Trocha Alicja, Carrington Mary, Altfeld Marcus
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence suggests an important role for Natural Killer (NK) cells in the control of HIV-1 infection. Recently, it was shown that NK cell-mediated immune pressure can result in the selection of HIV-1 escape mutations. A potential mechanism for this NK cell escape is the selection of HLA class I-presented HIV-1 epitopes that allow for the engagement of inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like...
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