| Literature DB >> 11286693 |
R Barten1, M Torkar, A Haude, J Trowsdale, M J Wilson.
Abstract
Natural killer (NK)-cell receptors specific for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules have been identified in humans and mice. Some of the most important receptors are structurally unrelated in the two species: the murine Ly-49 receptors are C-type lectins, while human killer-cell inhibitory receptors (KIRs) belong to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Here, Roland Barten and colleagues describe the divergent and convergent evolution of NK-cell receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11286693 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4906(00)01802-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Immunol ISSN: 1471-4906 Impact factor: 16.687