Ly49 receptors: Innate and adaptive immune paradigms

Ly49 receptors: Innate and adaptive immune paradigms

The Ly49 receptors are type II C-type lectin-like membrane glycoproteins encoded by a family of highly polymorphic and polygenic genes within the mouse natural killer gene complex (NKC). This gene family is designated Klra, and includes genes that encode both inhibitory and activating Ly49 receptors...

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Main Authors: Mir Munir A Rahim, Megan M Tu, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Andrew eWight, Elias eAbou-Samra, Patricia D. A. Lima, Andrew P Makrigiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
NK cells
innate immunity
Ly49
Innate immune receptor
Receptor function
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00145/full

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