Article
Diversity and characterization of polymorphic 5' promoter haplotypes of MICA and MICB genes.
Tissue antigens - 1 Sept 2014
Cox S T, Madrigal J A, Saudemont A
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-related chain A (MICA) and B (MICB) are ligands for the natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) activating receptor expressed on natural killer (NK) cells, natural killer T (NKT) cells, CD8+ T cells and γδ T cells. Natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) ligand expression is stress-related and upregulated by infected or oncogenic cells leading to cytolysis....
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