The new kid on the block: HLA-C, a key regulator of natural killer cells in viral immunity

S Vollmers, A Lobermeyer, C Körner - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The human leukocyte antigen system (HLA) is a cluster of highly polymorphic genes
essential for the proper function of the immune system, and it has been associated with a …

Relevance of polymorphic KIR and HLA class I genes in NK-cell-based immunotherapies for adult leukemic patients

L Dubreuil, P Chevallier, C Retière, K Gagne - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapies are promising approaches to curing different acute
leukemias. Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that are efficient in the elimination of …

ERAP1 controls the autoimmune response against melanocytes in psoriasis by generating the melanocyte autoantigen and regulating its amount for HLA-C* 06: 02 …

A Arakawa, E Reeves, S Vollmer… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
Autoimmune diseases develop when autoantigens activate previously quiescent self-
reactive lymphocytes. Gene–gene interaction between certain HLA class I risk alleles and …

[PDF][PDF] Precision neoantigen discovery using large-scale immunopeptidomes and composite modeling of MHC peptide presentation

RM Pyke, D Mellacheruvu, S Dea, CW Abbott… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2021 - ASBMB
Precision Neoantigen Discovery Using Large-scale Immunopeptidomes and Composite
Modeling of MHC Peptide Presentation Page 1 Precision Neoantigen Discovery Using …

Anthem: a user customised tool for fast and accurate prediction of binding between peptides and HLA class I molecules

S Mei, F Li, D Xiang, R Ayala, P Faridi… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neopeptide-based immunotherapy has been recognised as a promising approach for the
treatment of cancers. For neopeptides to be recognised by CD8+ T cells and induce an …

[HTML][HTML] An immunogenetic view of COVID-19

VRC Aguiar, DG Augusto, EC Castelli… - … and Molecular Biology, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Meeting the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic requires an interdisciplinary
approach. In this context, integrating knowledge of immune function with an understanding …

Negative trade-off between neoantigen repertoire breadth and the specificity of HLA-I molecules shapes antitumor immunity

M Manczinger, B Koncz, GM Balogh, BT Papp… - Nature Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I) genes shape our immune response against
pathogens and cancer. Certain HLA-I variants can bind a wider range of peptides than …

HLA RNA sequencing with unique molecular identifiers reveals high allele-specific variability in mRNA expression

T Johansson, DA Yohannes, S Koskela… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The HLA gene complex is the most important single genetic factor in susceptibility to most
diseases with autoimmune or autoinflammatory origin and in transplantation matching. Most …

Delineating Novel Therapeutic Drug and Vaccine Targets for Staphylococcus cornubiensis NW1T Through Computational Analysis

M Shah, S Jaan, B Fatima, MS Javed, A Amjad… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Staphylococcal multidrug resistance is an emerging future threat. Among staphylococci
species, Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) comprises of coagulase-positive four …

21-Hydroxylase-specific CD8+ T cells in autoimmune Addison's disease are restricted by HLA-A2 and HLA-C7 molecules

A Hellesen, S Aslaksen, L Breivik, EC Røyrvik… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives CD8+ T cells targeting 21-hydroxylase (21OH) are presumed to play a central
role in the destruction of adrenocortical cells in autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) …