CD66a interactions between human melanoma and NK cells: a novel class I MHC-independent inhibitory mechanism of cytotoxicity.

NK cells are able to kill virus-infected and tumor cells via a panel of lysis receptors. Cells expressing class I MHC proteins are protected from lysis primarily due to the interactions of several families of NK receptors with both classical and nonclassical class I MHC proteins. In this study we sh...

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Main Authors: Markel, G, Lieberman, N, Katz, G, Arnon, T, Lotem, M, Drize, O, Blumberg, R, Bar-Haim, E, Mader, R, Eisenbach, L, Mandelboim, O
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002