Natural killer cell biology: an update and future directions

KS Campbell, J Hasegawa - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells constitute a minor subset of normal lymphocytes that initiate innate
immune responses toward tumor and virus-infected cells. They can mediate spontaneous …

Control of human viral infections by natural killer cells

S Jost, M Altfeld - Annual review of immunology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are effector cells of the innate immune system and are important in
the control of viral infections. Their relevance is reflected by the multiple mechanisms …

KIR3DL3 is an inhibitory receptor for HHLA2 that mediates an alternative immunoinhibitory pathway to PD1

RS Bhatt, A Berjis, JC Konge, KM Mahoney… - Cancer immunology …, 2021 - AACR
Blockade of the PD1 pathway is a broadly effective cancer therapy, but additional immune-
inhibitory pathways contribute to tumor immune evasion. HERV–H LTR-associating 2 …

KIR3DL3-HHLA2 is a human immunosuppressive pathway and a therapeutic target

Y Wei, X Ren, PM Galbo Jr, S Moerdler, H Wang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The B7 family ligand HERV-H LTR–associating protein 2 (HHLA2) is an attractive target for
cancer immunotherapy because of its coinhibitory function, overexpression in human …

Structural basis of a unique interferon-β signaling axis mediated via the receptor IFNAR1

NA De Weerd, JP Vivian, TK Nguyen, NE Mangan… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Type I interferons are important in regulating immune responses to pathogens and tumors.
All interferons are considered to signal via the heterodimeric IFNAR1-IFNAR2 complex, yet …

Modulation of innate and adaptive immunity by cytomegaloviruses

R Berry, GM Watson, S Jonjic… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The coordinated activities of innate and adaptive immunity are critical for effective protection
against viruses. To counter this, some viruses have evolved sophisticated strategies to …

Open conformers of HLA-F are high-affinity ligands of the activating NK-cell receptor KIR3DS1

WF Garcia-Beltran, A Hölzemer, G Martrus… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The activating natural killer (NK)-cell receptor KIR3DS1 has been linked to the outcome of
various human diseases, including delayed progression of disease caused by human …

Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B and -C alleles

J Robinson, LA Guethlein, N Cereb, SY Yang… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
HLA class I glycoproteins contain the functional sites that bind peptide antigens and engage
lymphocyte receptors. Recently, clinical application of sequence-based HLA ty** has …

Crystal structure of the human LAG-3–HLA-DR1–peptide complex

J Petersen, C Llerena, B Golzarroshan, C Faoro… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
T cell activity is governed by T cell receptor (TCR) signaling and constrained by immune
checkpoint molecules, including programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), cytotoxic T …

Structure of the TAPBPR–MHC I complex defines the mechanism of peptide loading and editing

C Thomas, R Tampé - Science, 2017 - science.org
Adaptive immunity is shaped by a selection of peptides presented on major
histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules. The chaperones Tapasin (Tsn) and …