HLA-G: an immune checkpoint molecule

ED Carosella, N Rouas-Freiss, D Tronik-Le Roux… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
HLA-G is a molecule that was first known to confer protection to the fetus from destruction by
the immune system of its mother, thus critically contributing to fetal–maternal tolerance. The …

Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulations of the HLA-G Gene

EC Castelli, LC Veiga-Castelli, L Yaghi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
HLA-G has a relevant role in immune response regulation. The overall structure of the HLA-
G coding region has been maintained during the evolution process, in which most of its …

Matrix metalloproteinases on severe COVID-19 lung disease pathogenesis: cooperative actions of MMP-8/MMP-2 axis on immune response through HLA-G shedding …

PV da Silva-Neto, VB do Valle, CA Fuzo… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Patients with COVID-19 predominantly have a respiratory tract infection and acute lung
failure is the most severe complication. While the molecular basis of SARS-CoV-2 …

Insights into HLA-G Genetics Provided by Worldwide Haplotype Diversity

EC Castelli, J Ramalho, IOP Porto, THA Lima… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) belongs to the family of non-classical HLA class I
genes, located within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). HLA-G has been the …

HLA Class Ib-receptor interactions during embryo implantation and early pregnancy

LL Nilsson, TVF Hviid - Human Reproduction Update, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Although the immune system intuitively must have an important role in
embryo implantation and in the achievement of a pregnancy, the molecular details have for …

HLA‐G as a tolerogenic molecule in transplantation and pregnancy

V Rebmann, F da Silva Nardi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
HLA‐G is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule. In allogeneic situations such as pregnancy or
allograft transplantation, the expression of HLA‐G has been related to a better acceptance of …

The dual role of HLA‐G in cancer

N Rouas-Freiss, P Moreau, J LeMaoult… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We here review the current data on the role of HLA‐G in cancer based on recent findings of
an unexpected antitumor activity of HLA‐G in hematological malignancies. For the past …

HLA class Ib molecules and immune cells in pregnancy and preeclampsia

S Djurisic, TVF Hviid - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Despite decades of research, the highly prevalent pregnancy complication
preeclampsia,“the disease of theories,” has remained an enigma. Indeed, the etiology of …

HLA-G genotype/expression/disease association studies: success, hurdles, and perspectives

G Amodio, S Gregori - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The non-classical HLA-G is a well-known immune-modulatory molecule. In physiological
condition, HLA-G surface expression is restricted to the maternal–fetal interface and to …

Controlling the immunological crosstalk during conception and pregnancy: HLA-G in reproduction

L Lynge Nilsson, S Djurisic, TVF Hviid - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In several years after its discovery in the placenta, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class
Ib protein, HLA-G, was not given much attention, nor was it assigned great importance. As …