[3] Univ Genoa, Ist Patol Gen, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
[4] Ist Nazl Ric Canc, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
来源:
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY
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1998年
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19卷
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04期
关键词:
D O I:
10.1016/S0167-5699(97)01236-X
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
Killer-cell inhibitory receptors (KIRs) are a new family of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-specific receptors. KIRs allow natural killer cells to identify and lyse self cells that do not express sufficient amounts of MHC class I molecules. Here, Maria Cristina Mingari and colleagues view the expression of KIRs by cytolytic T lymphocytes and their regulation by certain cytokines as a double-edged sword.