Structure of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and their recognition of the class I MHC molecules.

Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7702118 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0105-2896 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01052896 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Immunol Rev Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2002-> : Oxford : Blackwell
Original Publication: Copenhagen, Munksgaard.

Antigens, Ly*; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*metabolism ; Receptors, Immunologic/*chemistry ; Receptors, Immunologic/*metabolism; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Binding Sites/genetics ; Carrier Proteins/chemistry ; Carrier Proteins/genetics ; Carrier Proteins/metabolism ; HLA-C Antigens/chemistry ; HLA-C Antigens/genetics ; HLA-C Antigens/metabolism ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/chemistry ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics ; Humans ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Lectins, C-Type ; Ligands ; Macromolecular Substances ; Membrane Proteins/chemistry ; Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Mice ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Structure ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics ; Receptors, KIR ; Receptors, KIR2DL2 ; Receptors, NK Cell Lectin-Like ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

The recognition of class I MHC molecules by killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) constitutes an integral part of immune surveillance by the innate immune system. To understand the molecular basis of this recognition, the structures of several members of this superfamily have been determined. Despite their functional diversity, members of this superfamily share many conserved structural features. A central question is how these receptors recognize their ligands. The recent determination of the crystal structure of KIR2DL2 in complex with HLA-Cw3 has revealed the molecular mechanisms underpinning this interaction, which ultimately modulates the cytolytic activity of natural killer cells. While the recognition of MHC molecules by KIR is characterized by a number of unique features, some unexpected similarities with T-cell receptor recognition of MHC molecules are also observed. The detailed interactions between KIR2DL2 and HLA-Cw3 and their functional implications will be reviewed here.

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0 (Antigens, Ly)
0 (Carrier Proteins)
0 (HLA-C Antigens)
0 (HLA-C*03 antigen)
0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I)
0 (KIR2DL2 protein, human)
0 (Lectins, C-Type)
0 (Ligands)
0 (Macromolecular Substances)
0 (Membrane Proteins)
0 (Receptors, Immunologic)
0 (Receptors, KIR)
0 (Receptors, KIR2DL2)
0 (Receptors, NK Cell Lectin-Like)

Date Created: 20010822 Date Completed: 20020219 Latest Revision: 20190915

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