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Tuning of human NK cells by endogenous HLA-C expression.
Immunogenetics - 1 May 2020
Goodson-Gregg Frederick J, Krepel Stacey A, Anderson Stephen K
Abstract excerpt
NK cells are primarily responsible for detecting malignant or pathogen-infected cells, and their function is influenced both by stress-associated activating signals and opposing inhibitory signals from receptors that recognize self MHC. The receptors that produce this inhibitory signal shift from the NKG2A:HLA-E system to that of KIR:HLA as the NK cells mature. This maturation is associated with an increase in...
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