HLA-G: an immune checkpoint molecule

ED Carosella, N Rouas-Freiss, D Tronik-Le Roux… - Advances in …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
HLA-G is a molecule that was first known to confer protection to the fetus from destruction by
the immune system of its mother, thus critically contributing to fetal–maternal tolerance. The …

HLA‐G as a tolerogenic molecule in transplantation and pregnancy

V Rebmann, F da Silva Nardi… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
HLA‐G is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule. In allogeneic situations such as pregnancy or
allograft transplantation, the expression of HLA‐G has been related to a better acceptance of …

Trained memory of human uterine NK cells enhances their function in subsequent pregnancies

M Gamliel, D Goldman-Wohl, B Isaacson, C Gur… - Immunity, 2018‏ - cell.com
Natural killer cells (NKs) are abundant in the human decidua, regulating trophoblast
invasion and angiogenesis. Several diseases of poor placental development are associated …

KIR2DL4 (CD158d): an activation receptor for HLA-G

S Rajagopalan, EO Long - Frontiers in immunology, 2012‏ - frontiersin.org
KIR2DL4 is an unusual killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family member in terms
of its structure, expression, cellular localization, and signaling properties. The most …

Cellular senescence induced by CD158d reprograms natural killer cells to promote vascular remodeling

S Rajagopalan, EO Long - Proceedings of the National …, 2012‏ - National Acad Sciences
Natural killer (NK) cells, which have an essential role in immune defense, also contribute to
reproductive success. NK cells are abundant at the maternal–fetal interface, where soluble …

MiRNA-mediated control of HLA-G expression and function

I Manaster, D Goldman-Wohl, C Greenfield… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
HLA-G is a non-classical HLA class-Ib molecule expressed mainly by the extravillous
cytotrophoblasts (EVT) of the placenta. The expression of HLA-G on these fetal cells protects …

Generation of hypoimmunogenic human pluripotent stem cells via expression of membrane-bound and secreted β2m-HLA-G fusion proteins

L Shi, W Li, Y Liu, Z Chen, Y Hui, P Hao, X Xu… - Stem Cells, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Allogeneic immune rejection is a major barrier for the application of human pluripotent stem
cells (hPSCs) in regenerative medicine. A broad spectrum of immune cells, including T cells …

The prognostic impact of soluble and vesicular HLA-G and its relationship to circulating tumor cells in neoadjuvant treated breast cancer patients

L König, S Kasimir-Bauer, O Hoffmann, AK Bittner… - Human immunology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The non-classical human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) molecule and its soluble forms exert
multiple immune suppressive regulatory functions in malignancy and in stem cells …

HLA-G-mediated NK cell senescence promotes vascular remodeling: implications for reproduction

S Rajagopalan - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2014‏ - nature.com
The uterus in early pregnancy is a non-lymphoid organ that is enriched in natural killer (NK)
cells. Studies to address the role of these abundant human NK cells at the maternal/fetal …

Activating killer cell Ig-like receptors in health and disease

MA Ivarsson, J Michaëlsson, C Fauriat - Frontiers in immunology, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Expression of non-rearranged HLA class I-binding receptors characterizes human and
mouse NK cells. The postulation of the missing-self hypothesis some 30 years ago triggered …