Quantifying the protection of activating and inhibiting NK cell receptors during infection with a CMV-like virus
The responsiveness of natural killer (NK) cells is controlled by balancing signals from activating and inhibitory receptors. <br/>The most important ligands of inhibitory NK cell receptors are the highly polymorphic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, which allow NK cells...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00020/full |