The KIR and CD94/NKG2 families of molecules in the rhesus monkey - PubMed (original) (raw)

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The KIR and CD94/NKG2 families of molecules in the rhesus monkey

M L LaBonte et al. Immunol Rev. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells and a subset of T cells express families of receptors that are capable of detecting major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression on the surface of cells. Molecules of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family bind directly to MHC class I, while those of the CD94/NKG2 family recognize MHC class I signal sequences bound to HLA-E. Both the KIR and CD94/NKG2 families are composed of activating and inhibitory molecules that serve to regulate the function of NK cells as a result of their MHC class I recognition. Here we review the recently described KIR and CD94/NKG2 family members in the rhesus monkey.

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