HLA-A alleles influencing NK cell function impact AML relapse following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

K van der Ploeg, JB Le Luduec, PA Stevenson… - Blood …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
HLA-B allotypes exhibiting the Bw4 epitope trigger variable inhibitory signaling of KIR3DL1
receptor types, where strong inhibitory HLA-B and KIR3DL1 allele combinations are …

The role of the HLA class I α2 helix in determining ligand hierarchy for the killer cell ig-like receptor 3DL1

PM Saunders, BJ MacLachlan, J Widjaja… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
HLA class I molecules that represent ligands for the inhibitory killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR)
3DL1 found on NK cells are categorically defined as those HLA-A and HLA-B allotypes …

[HTML][HTML] High-Resolution Analysis Identifies High Frequency of KIR-A Haplotypes and Inhibitory Interactions of KIR With HLA Class I in Zhejiang Han

S Tao, Y He, KM Kichula, J Wang, J He… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) interact with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
class I molecules, modulating critical NK cell functions in the maintenance of human health …

[HTML][HTML] Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor allele determination using next-generation sequencing technology

B Maniangou, N Legrand, M Alizadeh, U Guyet… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The impact of natural killer (NK) cell alloreactivity on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(HSCT) outcome is still debated due to the complexity of graft parameters, HLA class I …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation, extensive heterozygosity, and convergence of signaling potential all indicate a critical role for KIR3DL3 in higher primates

LA Leaton, J Shortt, KM Kichula, S Tao… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cell functions are modulated by polymorphic killer cell immunoglobulin-
like receptors (KIR). Among 13 human KIR genes, which vary by presence and copy …

[HTML][HTML] KIR variation in Iranians combines high haplotype and allotype diversity with an abundance of functional inhibitory receptors

C Alicata, E Ashouri, N Nemat-Gorgani… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that eliminate infected and transformed cells.
They discriminate healthy from diseased tissue through killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) …

[HTML][HTML] Multiplex interrogation of the NK cell signalome reveals global downregulation of CD16 signaling during lentivirus infection through an IL-18/ADAM17 …

S Sugawara, B Hueber, G Woolley, K Terry… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Despite their importance, natural killer (NK) cell responses are frequently dysfunctional
during human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) …

Association of KIR genes and MHC class I ligands with atopic dermatitis

DJ Margolis, N Mitra, OJ Hoffstad, BS Kim… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic illness that is associated with immune dysregulation. NK
cell function has previously been associated with AD. NK cells directly interact with …

[HTML][HTML] KIR3DL1/S1 allotypes contribute differentially to the development of Behçet disease

H Petrushkin, PJ Norman, E Lougee… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.aai.org
Behçet disease is a chronic, relapsing-remitting autoinflammatory syndrome with a strong
HLA-B* 51 association. In this paper, we describe a human cohort of 267 individuals with …

[HTML][HTML] Fluctuating and geographically specific selection characterize rapid evolution of the human KIR region

DG Augusto, PJ Norman, R Dandekar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) region comprises a fast-evolving family of
genes that encode receptors for natural killer (NK) cells and have crucial role in host …