Between Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses: NKG2A, NKG2C, and CD8<sup>+</sup> T Cell Recognition of HLA-E Restricted Self-Peptides Acquired in the Absence of HLA-Ia
On healthy cells the non-classical HLA class Ib molecule HLA-E displays the cognate ligand for the NK cell receptor NKG2A/CD94 when bound to HLA class I signal peptide sequences. In a pathogenic situation when HLA class I is absent, HLA-E is bound to a diverse set of peptides and enables the stimula...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/6/1454 |