New perspectives on the ligands and function of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL2 in health and disease

KIR3DL2/CD158k/p140 is a 3 domain killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor incorporating cytoplasmic ITIM motifs, expressed as a disulphide-bonded dimer. KIR3DL2 is a framework gene within the KIR locus and is highly polymorphic, with 62 allelic variants possibly coding for protein reported. KIR3D...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline eShaw, Simon eKollnberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00339/full