Structure/function of human killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors: lessons from polymorphisms, evolution, crystal structures and mutations

KIR2DL4 Differentially Signals Downstream Functions in Human NK Cells through Distinct Structural Modules

(2014) S. M. Shahjahan Miah et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Synergistic Polymorphism at Two Positions Distal to the Ligand-Binding Site Makes KIR2DL2 a Stronger Receptor for HLA-C Than KIR2DL3

(2014) A. K. Moesta et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Novel KIR3DL1 Alleles and Their Expression Levels on NK Cells: Convergent Evolution of KIR3DL1 Phenotype Variation?

(2014) R. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

A novel KIR-associated function: evidence that CpG DNA uptake and shuttling to early endosomes is mediated by KIR3DL2

(2010) S. Sivori et al.   BLOOD

Natural killer cells and cancer: Regulation by the killer cell Ig-like receptors (KIR)

(2010) Amanda K. Purdy et al.   CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY

DNA-PKcs Controls an Endosomal Signaling Pathway for a Proinflammatory Response by Natural Killer Cells

(2010) S. Rajagopalan et al.   Science Signaling

Meiotic recombination generates rich diversity in NK cell receptor genes, alleles, and haplotypes

(2009) P. J. Norman et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

KIR2DS4 is a product of gene conversion with KIR3DL2 that introduced specificity for HLA-A*11 while diminishing avidity for HLA-C

(2009) Thorsten Graef et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

SHP-2 Expression Negatively Regulates NK Cell Function

(2009) A. K. Purdy et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

A Small, Variable, and Irregular Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Locus Accompanies the Absence of MHC-C and MHC-G in Gibbons

(2009) L. Abi-Rached et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Dimorphic Motifs in D0 and D1+D2 Domains of Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor 3DL1 Combine to Form Receptors with High, Moderate, and No Avidity for the Complex of a Peptide Derived from HIV and HLA-A*2402

(2009) D. Sharma et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Evolution and Survival of Marine Carnivores Did Not Require a Diversity of Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptors or Ly49 NK Cell Receptors

(2009) J. A. Hammond et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

HLA Class I Subtype-Dependent Expansion of KIR3DS1+ and KIR3DL1+ NK Cells during Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

(2009) G. Alter et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

IPD—the Immuno Polymorphism Database

(2009) James Robinson et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

NK cell education: not an on-off switch but a tunable rheostat

(2009) Petter Brodin et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Human natural killer cells

(2008) M. A. Caligiuri   BLOOD

Evidence that the KIR2DS5 gene codes for a surface receptor triggering natural killer cell function

(2008) Mariella Della Chiesa et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Dramatically reduced surface expression of NK cell receptor KIR2DS3 is attributed to multiple residues throughout the molecule

(2008) C J VandenBussche et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Extracellular domain alterations impact surface expression of stimulatory natural killer cell receptor KIR2DS5

(2008) Noriko K. Steiner et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Amino-acid sequence motifs for PKC-mediated membrane trafficking of the inhibitory killer Ig-like receptor

(2008) Yong-Joon Chwae et al.   IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY

HLA alleles determine differences in human natural killer cell responsiveness and potency

(2008) S. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolution of the Ly49 and Nkrp1 recognition systems

(2008) James R. Carlyle et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Genetic Control of Variegated KIR Gene Expression: Polymorphisms of the Bi-Directional KIR3DL1 Promoter Are Associated with Distinct Frequencies of Gene Expression

(2008) Hongchuan Li et al.   PLoS Genetics

G Protein–Coupled Receptor Sorting to Endosomes and Lysosomes

(2007) Adriano Marchese et al.   Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology