Search Results - "Guethlein, Lisbeth"
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Genetics of Natural Killer Cells in Human Health, Disease, and Survival
Published in Annual review of immunology (26-04-2018)“…Natural killer (NK) cells have vital functions in human immunity and reproduction. In the innate and adaptive immune responses to infection, particularly by…”
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Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B and -C alleles
Published in PLoS genetics (26-06-2017)“…HLA class I glycoproteins contain the functional sites that bind peptide antigens and engage lymphocyte receptors. Recently, clinical application of…”
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Different patterns of evolution in the centromeric and telomeric regions of group A and B haplotypes of the human killer cell Ig-like receptor locus
Published in PloS one (29-12-2010)“…The fast evolving human KIR gene family encodes variable lymphocyte receptors specific for polymorphic HLA class I determinants. Nucleotide sequences for 24…”
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Genetic and environmental determinants of human NK cell diversity revealed by mass cytometry
Published in Science translational medicine (23-10-2013)“…Natural killer (NK) cells play critical roles in immune defense and reproduction, yet remain the most poorly understood major lymphocyte population. Because…”
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Human-specific evolution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor recognition of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (19-03-2012)“…In placental mammals, natural killer (NK) cells are a population of lymphocytes that make unique contributions to immune defence and reproduction, functions…”
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Two alternate strategies for innate immunity to Epstein-Barr virus: One using NK cells and the other NK cells and γδ T cells
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (05-06-2017)“…Most humans become infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which then persists for life. Infrequently, EBV infection causes infectious mononucleosis (IM) or…”
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CD56-negative NK cells: Frequency in peripheral blood, expansion during HIV-1 infection, functional capacity, and KIR expression
Published in Frontiers in immunology (23-09-2022)“…Human NK cells are usually defined as CD3 - CD56 + lymphocytes. However, a CD56 - CD16 + (CD56neg) lymphocyte population that displays NK-associated markers…”
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Co-evolution of MHC class I and variable NK cell receptors in placental mammals
Published in Immunological reviews (01-09-2015)“…Summary Shaping natural killer (NK) cell functions in human immunity and reproduction are diverse killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptors (KIRs) that…”
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Polymorphic HLA-C Receptors Balance the Functional Characteristics of KIR Haplotypes
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-10-2015)“…The human killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) locus comprises two groups of KIR haplotypes, termed A and B. These are present in all human populations but with…”
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Co-evolution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I ligands with killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) in a genetically diverse population of sub-Saharan Africans
Published in PLoS genetics (01-10-2013)“…Interactions between HLA class I molecules and killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) control natural killer cell (NK) functions in immunity and…”
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Donor selection for natural killer cell receptor genes leads to superior survival after unrelated transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia
Published in Blood (07-10-2010)“…Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes form a diverse, immunogenetic system. Group A and B KIR haplotypes have distinctive centromeric (Cen) and…”
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The CD56-CD16+ NK cell subset in chronic infections
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (28-06-2023)“…Long-term human diseases can shape the immune system, and natural killer (NK) cells have been documented to differentiate into distinct subsets specifically…”
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IPD-MHC 2.0: an improved inter-species database for the study of the major histocompatibility complex
Published in Nucleic acids research (04-01-2017)“…The IPD-MHC Database project (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/mhc/) collects and expertly curates sequences of the major histocompatibility complex from non-human…”
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Two to Tango: Co-evolution of Hominid Natural Killer Cell Receptors and MHC
Published in Frontiers in immunology (19-02-2019)“…Natural killer (NK) cells have diverse roles in hominid immunity and reproduction. Modulating these functions are the interactions between major…”
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Transient receptor potential TRPM3 channels: Pharmacology, signaling, and biological functions
Published in Pharmacological research (01-10-2017)“…[Display omitted] The transient receptor potential melastatin-3 (TRPM3) channel belongs to the family of transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channels…”
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Allele-level haplotype frequencies and pairwise linkage disequilibrium for 14 KIR loci in 506 European-American individuals
Published in PloS one (05-11-2012)“…The immune responses of natural killer cells are regulated, in part, by killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). The 16 closely-related genes in the…”
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Human-specific evolution and adaptation led to major qualitative differences in the variable receptors of human and chimpanzee natural killer cells
Published in PLoS genetics (01-11-2010)“…Natural killer (NK) cells serve essential functions in immunity and reproduction. Diversifying these functions within individuals and populations are…”
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Loss and Gain of Natural Killer Cell Receptor Function in an African Hunter-Gatherer Population
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2015)“…Modulating natural killer cell functions in human immunity and reproduction are diverse interactions between the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors…”
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Donor killer cell Ig-like receptor B haplotypes, recipient HLA-C1, and HLA-C mismatch enhance the clinical benefit of unrelated transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-05-2014)“…Killer cell Ig-like receptors (KIRs) interact with HLA class I ligands to regulate NK cell development and function. These interactions affect the outcome of…”
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Two alternate strategies for innate immunity to Epstein-Barr virus: One using NK cells and the other NK cells and gamma delta T cells
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (05-06-2017)“…Djaoud et al. show that Epstein-Barr virus infection triggers two types of human innate immune response, one mediated by the combination of NK cells and gamma…”
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