Maternal KIR and fetal HLA-C: a fine balance

Critical and Differential Roles of NKp46- and NKp30-Activating Receptors Expressed by Uterine NK Cells in Early Pregnancy

(2014) H. El Costa et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Evidence for a Selective Migration of Fetus-Specific CD4+CD25bright Regulatory T Cells from the Peripheral Blood to the Decidua in Human Pregnancy

(2014) T. Tilburgs et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Killer Ig-Like Receptor Expression in Uterine NK Cells Is Biased toward Recognition of HLA-C and Alters with Gestational Age

(2014) A. M. Sharkey 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

HLA/KIR Restraint of HIV: Surviving the Fittest

(2011) Arman A. Bashirova et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Natural killer cells expressing the KIR2DS1-activating receptor efficiently kill T-cell blasts and dendritic cells: implications in haploidentical HSCT

(2011) S. Sivori et al.   BLOOD

HLA-C as a mediator of natural killer and T-cell activation: spectator or key player?

(2011) Marie-Eve Blais et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Differential microRNA regulation of HLA-C expression and its association with HIV control

(2011) Smita Kulkarni et al.   NATURE

KIR-HLA and Maternal-Infant HIV-1 Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa

(2011) Maria Paximadis et al.   PLoS One

Innate immune genes synergize to predict increased risk of chronic disease in hepatitis C virus infection

(2011) M. M. Dring et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Paternal MHC expression on mouse trophoblast affects uterine vascularization and fetal growth

(2011) Z. Madeja et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Analyses of HLA-C-specific KIR repertoires in donors with group A and B haplotypes suggest a ligand-instructed model of NK cell receptor acquisition

(2010) K. Schonberg et al.   BLOOD

Donor selection for natural killer cell receptor genes leads to superior survival after unrelated transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia

(2010) S. Cooley et al.   BLOOD

Expression patterns of NKG2A, KIR, and CD57 define a process of CD56dim NK-cell differentiation uncoupled from NK-cell education

(2010) N. K. Bjorkstrom et al.   BLOOD

The impact of KIR2DS4 alleles and the expression of KIR in the development of acute GVHD after unrelated allogeneic hematopoietic SCT

(2010) X J Bao et al.   BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Expression of the HLA-C2-specific activating killer-cell Ig-like receptor KIR2DS1 on NK and T cells

(2010) Céline Cognet et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Inhibitory KIR and specific HLA-C gene combinations confer susceptibility to or protection against chronic hepatitis B

(2010) Xuejun Gao et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of an HLA-C-restricted CTL response in chronic HIV infection

(2010) Azure T. Makadzange et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Association of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and human leukocyte antigen–C genotypes in South Brazilian with type 1 diabetes

(2010) Mariana Jobim et al.   HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY

Study of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes and human leukocyte antigens class I ligands in a Caucasian Brazilian population with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

(2010) Timothy J. Wilson et al.   HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY

Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and HLA-C allorecognition patterns implicative of dominant activation of natural killer cells contribute to recurrent miscarriages

(2010) R. M. Faridi et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Differential RNA expression of KIR alleles

(2010) Colum McErlean et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Linkage disequilibrium organization of the human KIR superlocus: implications for KIR data analyses

(2010) Pierre-Antoine Gourraud et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Association of KIR2DS1 and KIR2DS3 with fatal outcome in Ebola virus infection

(2010) Nadia Wauquier et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Analysis of HLA–ABC locus-specific transcription in normal tissues

(2010) Ana Belén García-Ruano et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Polymorphisms of KIR Gene and HLA-C Alleles: Possible Association with Susceptibility to HLA-B27-Positive Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

(2010) Yu-Lian Jiao et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Maternal activating KIRs protect against human reproductive failure mediated by fetal HLA-C2

(2010) Susan E. Hiby et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Combined Genotypic and Phenotypic Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Analyses Reveal KIR2DL3 Alleles Displaying Unexpected Monoclonal Antibody Reactivity: Identification of the Amino Acid Residues Critical for Staining

(2010) M. Falco et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Humans Differ from Other Hominids in Lacking an Activating NK Cell Receptor That Recognizes the C1 Epitope of MHC Class I

(2010) A. K. Moesta et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

KIRs and their HLA ligands in Remitting–Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

(2010) Caterina Fusco et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Allele frequency net: a database and online repository for immune gene frequencies in worldwide populations

(2010) F. F. Gonzalez-Galarza et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Does the KIR2DS5 Gene Protect from Some Human Diseases?

(2010) Izabela Nowak et al.   PLoS One

Different Patterns of Evolution in the Centromeric and Telomeric Regions of Group A and B Haplotypes of the Human Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Locus

(2010) Chul-Woo Pyo et al.   PLoS One

Crosstalk between decidual NK and CD14+ myelomonocytic cells results in induction of Tregs and immunosuppression

(2010) P. Vacca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Peptide antagonism as a mechanism for NK cell activation

(2010) L. Fadda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Human-Specific Evolution and Adaptation Led to Major Qualitative Differences in the Variable Receptors of Human and Chimpanzee Natural Killer Cells

(2010) Laurent Abi-Rached et al.   PLoS Genetics

FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells and T Helper 1, T Helper 2, and T Helper 17 Cells in Human Early Pregnancy Decidua1

(2009) Jenny Mjösberg et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Significant functional heterogeneity among KIR2DL1 alleles and a pivotal role of arginine245

(2009) R. Bari et al.   BLOOD

KIR acquisition probabilities are independent of self-HLA class I ligands and increase with cellular KIR expression

(2009) S. Andersson et al.   BLOOD

Education of human natural killer cells by activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors

(2009) C. Fauriat et al.   BLOOD

In contrast to other stimulatory natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor loci, several KIR2DS5 alleles predominate in African Americans

(2009) LiHua Hou et al.   HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY

Activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors 3DS1 and 2DS1 protect against developing the severe form of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

(2009) Vincent R. Bonagura et al.   HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY

Mechanisms of copy number variation and hybrid gene formation in the KIR immune gene complex

(2009) James A. Traherne et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

KIR3DL1/S1 genotypes and KIR2DS4 allelic variants in the AB KIR genotypes are associated with Plasmodium-positive individuals in malaria infection

(2009) Michiko Taniguchi et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Susceptibility to Crohn’s disease is mediated by KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3 heterozygosity and the HLA-C ligand

(2009) Jill A. Hollenbach et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

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

Chimpanzees Use More Varied Receptors and Ligands Than Humans for Inhibitory Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Recognition of the MHC-C1 and MHC-C2 Epitopes

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

Killer Ig-Like Receptor Ligand Mismatch Directs NK Cell Expansion In Vitro

(2009) M. J. J. Rose et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Effect of Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors in the Response to Combined Treatment in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

(2009) J. R. Vidal-Castineira et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Effects of activating NK cell receptor expression and NK cell reconstitution on the outcomes of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies

(2009) B M Triplett et al.   LEUKEMIA

Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with leukemia: Possible association with susceptibility to the disease

(2009) Yan Zhang et al.   LEUKEMIA RESEARCH

Protective KIR–HLA interactions for HCV infection in intravenous drug users

(2009) Joaquín Zúñiga et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

HLA-C cell surface expression and control of HIV/AIDS correlate with a variant upstream of HLA-C

(2009) Rasmi Thomas et al.   NATURE GENETICS

IPD—the Immuno Polymorphism Database

(2009) James Robinson et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Co-evolution of KIR2DL3 with HLA-C in a human population retaining minimal essential diversity of KIR and HLA class I ligands

(2009) K. Gendzekhadze et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR2DL2 and/or KIR2DS2) in presence of their ligand (HLA-C1 group) protect against chronic myeloid leukaemia

(2009) D. Middleton et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

Anti-leukemia activity of alloreactive NK cells in KIR ligand-mismatched haploidentical HSCT for pediatric patients: evaluation of the functional role of activating KIR and redefinition of inhibitory KIR specificity

(2008) D. Pende et al.   BLOOD

Donors with group B KIR haplotypes improve relapse-free survival after unrelated hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia

(2008) S. Cooley et al.   BLOOD

MHC class I-specific inhibitory receptors and their ligands structure diverse human NK-cell repertoires toward a balance of missing self-response

(2008) M. Yawata et al.   BLOOD

Limited allelic diversity of stimulatory two-domain killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors

(2008) LiHua Hou et al.   HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY

Association of maternal killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and parental HLA-C genotypes with recurrent miscarriage

(2008) S.E. Hiby et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The extended human leukocyte receptor complex: diverse ways of modulating immune responses

(2008) Alexander David Barrow et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Conformation of human leucocyte antigen-C molecules at the surface of human trophoblast cells

(2008) Richard Apps et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) expression of primary trophoblast cells and placental cell lines, determined using single antigen beads to characterize allotype specificities of anti-HLA antibodies

(2008) Richard Apps et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Regulatory role of NKp44, NKp46, DNAM-1 and NKG2D receptors in the interaction between NK cells and trophoblast cells. Evidence for divergent functional profiles of decidual versus peripheral NK cells

(2008) P. Vacca et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Human MHC architecture and evolution: implications for disease association studies

(2008) J. A. Traherne   International Journal of Immunogenetics

Association of KIR2DS4 and its variant KIR1D with leukemia

(2008) S Giebel et al.   LEUKEMIA

Gene Expression Profiling of Human Decidual Macrophages: Evidence for Immunosuppressive Phenotype

(2008) Charlotte Gustafsson et al.   PLoS One

The genetic and evolutionary balances in human NK cell receptor diversity

(2008) Peter Parham   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

A critical look at HLA-G

(2008) Richard Apps et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY