Human NK cell receptors/markers: A tool to analyze NK cell development, subsets and function

NK cell responses to cytomegalovirus infection lead to stable imprints in the human KIR repertoire and involve activating KIRs

(2013) V. Beziat et al.   BLOOD

Human NK cells at early stages of differentiation produce CXCL8 and express CD161 molecule that functions as an activating receptor

(2012) E. Montaldo et al.   BLOOD

Melanoma Cells Inhibit Natural Killer Cell Function by Modulating the Expression of Activating Receptors and Cytolytic Activity

(2012) G. Pietra et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Cytotoxic functions and susceptibility to apoptosis of human CD56bright NK cells differentiated in vitro from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors

(2012) Loris Zamai et al.   CYTOMETRY PART A

Persistence of natural killer cells with expansion of a hypofunctional CD56−CD16+KIR+NKG2C+ subset in a patient with atypical Janus kinase 3–deficient severe combined immunodeficiency

(2012) Laure Farnault et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Virologically Suppressed HIV Patients Show Activation of NK Cells and Persistent Innate Immune Activation

(2012) G. F. Lichtfuss et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Plasticity of NK-cell differentiation

(2011) C. Vitale   BLOOD

Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of human NK cells developing after umbilical cord blood transplantation: a role for human cytomegalovirus?

(2011) M. Della Chiesa et al.   BLOOD

Cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic transplantation promotes a lasting increase in educated NKG2C+ natural killer cells with potent function

(2011) B. Foley et al.   BLOOD

Human Breast Tumor Cells Induce Self-Tolerance Mechanisms to Avoid NKG2D-Mediated and DNAM-Mediated NK Cell Recognition

(2011) E. Mamessier et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Activating NK cell receptor expression/function (NKp30, NKp46, DNAM-1) during chronic viraemic HCV infection is associated with the outcome of combined treatment

(2011) Federica Bozzano et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

NK cells can generate from precursors in the adult human liver

(2011) Viviana Moroso et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

CMV drives clonal expansion of NKG2C+NK cells expressing self-specific KIRs in chronic hepatitis patients

(2011) Vivien Béziat et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Analyses of phenotypic and functional characteristics of CX3CR1-expressing natural killer cells

(2011) Isabell Hamann et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

NK cells and their receptors during viral infections

(2011) Emanuela Marcenaro et al.   Immunotherapy

Cell-to-Cell Contact with Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Cells Reduces Functional Capacity of Natural Killer Cells

(2011) J. C. Yoon et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Alternatively spliced NKp30 isoforms affect the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors

(2011) Nicolas F Delahaye et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

TGF-  downregulates the activating receptor NKG2D on NK cells and CD8+ T cells in glioma patients

(2011) C. A. Crane et al.   NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Expansion of a unique CD57+NKG2Chi natural killer cell subset during acute human cytomegalovirus infection

(2011) S. Lopez-Verges et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CD34+ hematopoietic precursors are present in human decidua and differentiate into natural killer cells upon interaction with stromal cells

(2011) P. Vacca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Unconventional Repertoire Profile Is Imprinted during Acute Chikungunya Infection for Natural Killer Cells Polarization toward Cytotoxicity

(2011) Caroline Petitdemange et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Natural killer-cell differentiation by myeloid progenitors

(2010) B. Grzywacz et al.   BLOOD

CD62L expression identifies a unique subset of polyfunctional CD56dim NK cells

(2010) K. Juelke 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

Killer Ig-like receptor-mediated control of natural killer cell alloreactivity in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(2010) L. Moretta et al.   BLOOD

Activation of Natural Killer Cells During Acute Infection With Hepatitis C Virus

(2010) Barbara Amadei et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Unraveling the functions of plasmacytoid dendritic cells during viral infections, autoimmunity, and tolerance

(2010) Melissa Swiecki et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

TOX regulates the differentiation of human natural killer cells from hematopoietic stem cells in vitro

(2010) Sohyun Yun et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Rapid expansion and long-term persistence of elevated NK cell numbers in humans infected with hantavirus

(2010) Niklas K. Björkström et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

The expanding family of innate lymphoid cells: regulators and effectors of immunity and tissue remodeling

(2010) Hergen Spits et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Shared dependence on the DNA-binding factor TOX for the development of lymphoid tissue–inducer cell and NK cell lineages

(2010) Parinaz Aliahmad et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

The Immune Inhibitory Receptor LAIR-1 Is Highly Expressed by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Acts Complementary with NKp44 to Control IFNα Production

(2010) Irene Bonaccorsi et al.   PLoS One

Revisiting human natural killer cell subset function revealed cytolytic CD56dimCD16+ NK cells as rapid producers of abundant IFN-  on activation

(2010) A. De Maria et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extending killer Ig-like receptor function: from HLA class I recognition to sensors of microbial products

(2010) Simona Sivori et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Chronic HIV-1 viremia reverses NKG2A/NKG2C ratio on natural killer cells in patients with human cytomegalovirus co-infection

(2009) Enrico Brunetta et al.   AIDS

The decreased expression of Siglec-7 represents an early marker of dysfunctional natural killer-cell subsets associated with high levels of HIV-1 viremia

(2009) E. Brunetta et al.   BLOOD

Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition

(2009) C. Fauriat et al.   BLOOD

Reduced immune effector cell NKG2D expression and increased levels of soluble NKG2D ligands in multiple myeloma may not be causally linked

(2009) Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal et al.   CANCER IMMUNOLOGY IMMUNOTHERAPY

Natural Killer Cell IFN-  Levels Predict Long-term Survival with Imatinib Mesylate Therapy in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor-Bearing Patients

(2009) C. Menard et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) in haploidentical haemopoietic stem cell transplantation to cure high-risk leukaemias

(2009) A. Moretta et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Identification of a NCR+/NKG2D+/LFA-1low/CD94−immature human NK cell subset

(2009) Loris Zamai et al.   CYTOMETRY PART A

Functionally relevant decreases in activatory receptor expression on NK cells are associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in vivo and persist after successful treatment

(2009) F. Bozzano et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Nfil3/E4bp4 is required for the development and maturation of NK cells in vivo

(2009) Shintaro Kamizono et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Primary Human Tumor Cells Expressing CD155 Impair Tumor Targeting by Down-Regulating DNAM-1 on NK Cells

(2009) M. Carlsten et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The basic leucine zipper transcription factor E4BP4 is essential for natural killer cell development

(2009) Duncan M Gascoyne et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Melanoma-associated fibroblasts modulate NK cell phenotype and antitumor cytotoxicity

(2009) M. Balsamo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Human NK cells can control CMV infection in the absence of T cells

(2008) T. W. Kuijpers et al.   BLOOD

Methylprednisolone induces preferential and rapid differentiation of CD34+ cord blood precursors toward NK cells

(2008) C. Vitale et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Human NK cells directly recognize Mycobacterium bovis via TLR2 and acquire the ability to kill monocyte-derived DC

(2008) E. Marcenaro et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

IL-15 trans-presentation promotes human NK cell development and differentiation in vivo

(2008) Nicholas D. Huntington et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE