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Human NKG2E is expressed and forms an intracytoplasmic complex with CD94 and DAP12.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2014
Orbelyan Gerasim A, Tang Fangming, Sally Benjamin, Solus Jason, Meresse Bertrand, Ciszewski Cezary, Grenier Jean-Christophe, Barreiro Luis B, Lanier Lewis L, Jabri Bana
Abstract excerpt
The NKG2 family of NK receptors includes activating and inhibitory members. With the exception of the homodimer-forming NKG2D, NKG2 receptors recognize the nonclassical MHC class I molecule HLA-E, and they can be subdivided into two groups: those that associate with and signal through DAP12 to activate cells, and those that contain an ITIM motif to promote inhibition. The function of NKG2 family member NKG2E is...
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