Increased frequency and function of KIR2DL1-3+NK cells in primary HIV-1 infection are determined byHLA-Cgroup haplotypes

Tracing dynamic expansion of human NK-cell subsets by high-resolution analysis of KIR repertoires and cellular differentiation

(2014) Vivien Béziat et al.   EUROPEAN 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

HIV Protective KIR3DL1/S1-HLA-B Genotypes Influence NK Cell-Mediated Inhibition of HIV Replication in Autologous CD4 Targets

(2014) Rujun Song et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Controlling Natural Killer Cell Responses: Integration of Signals for Activation and Inhibition

(2013) Eric O. Long et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Influence of KIR gene copy number on natural killer cell education

(2013) V. Beziat et al.   BLOOD

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

A comprehensive analysis of the binding of anti-KIR antibodies to activating KIRs

(2013) K Czaja et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Changes in Natural Killer Cell Activation and Function during Primary HIV-1 Infection

(2013) Vivek Naranbhai et al.   PLoS One

Influence of HLA-C Expression Level on HIV Control

(2013) R. Apps et al.   SCIENCE

Impact of protective killer inhibitory receptor/human leukocyte antigen genotypes on natural killer cell and T-cell function in HIV-1-infected controllers

(2012) Costin Tomescu et al.   AIDS

Inhibitory Killer Immunoglobulin-like receptors to self HLA-B and HLA-C ligands contribute differentially to Natural Killer cell functional potential in HIV infected slow progressors

(2012) Philomena Kamya et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Quantity of HLA-C surface expression and licensing of KIR2DL+ natural killer cells

(2012) Hojjatollah Nozad Charoudeh et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

HIV Infection Abrogates the Functional Advantage of Natural Killer Cells Educated through KIR3DL1/HLA-Bw4 Interactions To Mediate Anti-HIV Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

(2012) Matthew S. Parsons et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

HLA-Cw*0102-Restricted HIV-1 p24 Epitope Variants Can Modulate the Binding of the Inhibitory KIR2DL2 Receptor and Primary NK Cell Function

(2012) Lena Fadda et al.   PLoS Pathogens

HLA/KIR Restraint of HIV: Surviving the Fittest

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

Neonatal NK-cell repertoires are functionally, but not structurally, biased toward recognition of self HLA class I

(2011) K. Schonberg et al.   BLOOD

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

KIR/HLA Interactions and Pathogen Immunity

(2011) Khaleel M. Jamil et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Receptor-Ligand Requirements for Increased NK Cell Polyfunctional Potential in Slow Progressors Infected with HIV-1 Coexpressing KIR3DL1*h/*y and HLA-B*57

(2011) P. Kamya et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection Is Associated with Increased NK Cell Polyfunctionality and Higher Levels of KIR3DL1+ NK Cells in Ugandans Carrying the HLA-B Bw4 Motif

(2011) M. A. Eller et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure

(2011) Galit Alter et al.   NATURE

Unifying concepts of MHC-dependent natural killer cell education

(2011) Julie M. Elliott et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Copy Number Variation of KIR Genes Influences HIV-1 Control

(2011) Kimberly Pelak et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

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

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

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

HIV Protective KIR3DL1 and HLA-B Genotypes Influence NK Cell Function Following Stimulation with HLA-Devoid Cells

(2010) Salix Boulet et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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

CD56 negative NK cells: origin, function, and role in chronic viral disease

(2010) Niklas K. Björkström 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

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

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

Conferral of Enhanced Natural Killer Cell Function by KIR3DS1 in Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

(2008) B. R. Long et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

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

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