The peptide sequence of diacyl lipopeptides determines dendritic cell TLR2-mediated NK activation.

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocyte effectors that are activated to control certain microbial infections and tumors. Many NK-activating and regulating receptors are involved in regulating NK cell function. In addition, activation of naïve NK cells is fundamentally triggered by cytokines or myel...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Azuma, Ryoko Sawahata, Yuusuke Akao, Takashi Ebihara, Sayuri Yamazaki, Misako Matsumoto, Masahito Hashimoto, Koichi Fukase, Yukari Fujimoto, Tsukasa Seya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2932735?pdf=render