A GPI anchor explains the unique biological features of the common NKG2D-ligand allele MICA*008

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Cutting Edge: NKG2D-Dependent Cytotoxicity Is Controlled by Ligand Distribution in the Target Cell Membrane

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Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity Is Suppressed by Exposure to the Human NKG2D Ligand MICA*008 That Is Shed by Tumor Cells in Exosomes

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Differential Mechanisms of Shedding of the Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored NKG2D Ligands

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NKG2D Ligand MICA Is Retained in the cis-Golgi Apparatus by Human Cytomegalovirus Protein UL142

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Tumor-Associated MICA Is Shed by ADAM Proteases

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Adenovirus E3/19K Promotes Evasion of NK Cell Recognition by Intracellular Sequestration of the NKG2D Ligands Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Chain-Related Proteins A and B

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NKG2D ligands in tumor immunity

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Down-regulation of NKG2D and NKp80 ligands by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus K5 protects against NK cell cytotoxicity

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