Uterine NK cells ace an “A” in education: NKG2A sets up crucial functions at the maternal–fetal interface

F Colucci - The Journal of Immunology, 2022 - journals.aai.org
I argue in this review that reproduction was a driving force in the evolution of NK cell
education, which is set by interactions between inhibitory receptors and self-MHC. Maternal …

Altered-self MHC class I sensing via functionally disparate paired NK cell receptors counters murine cytomegalovirus gp34–mediated immune evasion

JM Cronk, KH Dziewulska, P Puchalski… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
The murine CMV (MCMV) immunoevasin m04/gp34 escorts MHC class I (MHC I) molecules
to the surface of infected cells where these complexes bind Ly49 inhibitory receptors (IRs) …