Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulations of the HLA-G Gene

EC Castelli, LC Veiga-Castelli, L Yaghi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
HLA-G has a relevant role in immune response regulation. The overall structure of the HLA-
G coding region has been maintained during the evolution process, in which most of its …

HLA-G molecules in autoimmune diseases and infections

R Rizzo, D Bortolotti, S Bolzani, E Fainardi - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G molecule, a non-classical HLA-Ib molecule, is less
polymorphic when compared to classical HLA class I molecules. Human leukocyte antigen …

Polymorphic Sites at the 3' Untranslated Region of the HLA-G Gene Are Associated with Differential hla-g Soluble Levels in the Brazilian and French Population

G Martelli-Palomino, JA Pancotto, YC Muniz… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
HLA-G molecule has well-recognized tolerogenic properties, and the encoding gene shows
lower frequency of polymorphism at the coding region but higher variability at regulatory …

Insights into HLA-G Genetics Provided by Worldwide Haplotype Diversity

EC Castelli, J Ramalho, IOP Porto, THA Lima… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) belongs to the family of non-classical HLA class I
genes, located within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). HLA-G has been the …

Genetic association between HLA-G 14-bp polymorphism and diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BS de Almeida, YCN Muniz, AH Prompt, EC Castelli… - Human immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background HLA-G is an immune checkpoint molecule. Since a differential molecule
expression has been reported even for healthy individuals, many studies have focused on …

The HLA-G immune checkpoint plays a pivotal role in the regulation of immune response in autoimmune diseases

M Zaborek-Łyczba, J Łyczba, P Mertowska… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The human G-leukocyte antigen (HLA-G) molecule is a non-classical major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecule. The pertinence of HLA-G has been …

Haplotypes of the HLA-G 3' Untranslated Region Respond to Endogenous Factors of HLA-G+ and HLA-G- Cell Lines Differentially

I Poras, L Yaghi, G Martelli-Palomino… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The immune checkpoint HLA-G prevents maternal rejection of the fetus and contributes in
cancer invasion and acceptance of allografts. The 5'and 3'regulatory regions of the HLA-G …

A tug-of-war between tolerance and rejection–new evidence for 3′ UTR HLA-G haplotypes influence in recurrent pregnancy loss

RT Michita, FMB Zambra, LR Fraga… - Human immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
HLA-G is a molecule essential to the maintenance of the maternal-fetal interface tolerance,
thus contributing to a healthy pregnancy. Here we investigate the role of HLA-G single …

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3′ untranslated region of HLA-G is associated with preeclampsia

K Quach, SA Grover, S Kenigsberg, CL Librach - Human immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Reduced expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) has been linked to onset of
preeclampsia. Associations have also been reported between preeclampsia and single …

HLA-G variability and haplotypes detected by massively parallel sequencing procedures in the geographicaly distinct population samples of Brazil and Cyprus

EC Castelli, P Gerasimou, MA Paz, J Ramalho… - Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
The HLA-G molecule presents immunomodulatory properties that might inhibit immune
responses when interacting with specific Natural Killer and T cell receptors, such as …