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HLA-E regulatory and coding region variability and haplotypes in a Brazilian population sample.
Molecular immunology - 1 Nov 2017
Ramalho Jaqueline, Veiga-Castelli Luciana C, Donadi Eduardo A, Mendes-Junior Celso T, Castelli Erick C
Abstract excerpt
The HLA-E gene is characterized by low but wide expression on different tissues. HLA-E is considered a conserved gene, being one of the least polymorphic class I HLA genes. The HLA-E molecule interacts with Natural Killer cell receptors and T lymphocytes receptors, and might activate or inhibit immune responses depending on the peptide associated with HLA-E and with which receptors HLA-E interacts to. Variable...
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