Inhibitory NK receptor recognition of HLA-G: regulation by contact residues and by cell specific expression at the fetal-maternal interface.

The non-classical HLA-G protein is distinguished from the classical MHC class I molecules by its expression pattern, low polymorphism and its ability to form complexes on the cell surface. The special role of HLA-G in the maternal-fetal interface has been attributed to its ability to interact with s...

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Main Authors: Tsufit Gonen-Gross, Debra Goldman-Wohl, Berthold Huppertz, Dikla Lankry, Caryn Greenfield, Shira Natanson-Yaron, Yaron Hamani, Ronit Gilad, Simcha Yagel, Ofer Mandelboim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2812487?pdf=render