NK cell recognition of non-classical HLA class I molecules

M Lopez-Botet, M Llano, F Navarro, T Bellon - Seminars in immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
NK cells recognize several HLA class Ib molecules employing both immunoglobulin-like (Ig-
like) and C-type lectin receptors. The CD94/NKG2 and NKG2D lectin-like molecules …

Immunology of implantation

YW Loke, A King - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2000 - Elsevier
During implantation, the uterine decidua is invaded by extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells
whose function is to destroy the walls of the uterine spiral arteries in order to provide an …

Identification of HLA-G7 as a new splice variant of the HLA-G mRNA and expression of soluble HLA-G5,-G6, and-G7 transcripts in human transfected cells

P Paul, FA Cabestre, S Lefebvre, I Khalil-Daher… - Human immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
The nonclassical HLA-G primary transcript is alternatively spliced to generate several
mRNAs that have the capacity to encode four membrane bound isoforms, namely HLA-G1 …

HLA-G suppresses proliferation of CD4+ T-lymphocytes

DRJ Bainbridge, SA Ellis, IL Sargent - Journal of reproductive immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
HLA-G is a non-classical MHC class 1 molecule, expressed primarily on human foetal
trophoblast cells, which exhibits almost no genetic polymorphism. Because of these unusual …

Cortical areas differentially involved in multiplication and subtraction: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study and correlation with a case of selective acalculia

KM Lee - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A patient with an intracranial hemorrhage showed differential impairment among arithmetic
types (impaired in multiplication but not in subtraction). A functional magnetic resonance …

Soluble HLA-G circulates in maternal blood during pregnancy

JS Hunt, L Jadhav, W Chu, DE Geraghty… - American journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: Soluble isoforms of the HLA class Ib gene HLA-G have been identified at the
maternal-fetal interface. Because soluble forms of other HLA class I antigens modulate T-cell …

HLA‐G has a concentration‐dependent effect on the generation of an allo‐CTL response

K Kapasi, SE Albert, SM Yie, N Zavazava… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)‐G is expressed on trophoblast cells during pregnancy,
suggesting a role in protection of the semiallogeneic fetus. Published data suggest that HLA …

Modulation of HLA-G antigens expression by human cytomegalovirus: specific induction in activated macrophages harboring human cytomegalovirus infection

M Onno, C Pangault, G Le Friec, V Guilloux… - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
After infection, human CMV (HCMV) establishes a latent and persistent infection in immature
myeloid progenitors and peripheral blood monocytes. Completion of the HCMV life cycle is …

[HTML][HTML] Classical and nonclassical class I major histocompatibility complex molecules exhibit subtle conformational differences that affect binding to CD8αα

GF Gao, BE Willcox, JR Wyer, JM Boulter… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
The cell surface molecules CD4 and CD8 greatly enhance the sensitivity of T-cell antigen
recognition, acting as" co-receptors" by binding to the same major histocompatibility …

HLA-F is a predominantly empty, intracellular, TAP-associated MHC class Ib protein with a restricted expression pattern

SD Wainwright, PA Biro, CH Holmes - The Journal of Immunology, 2000 - journals.aai.org
HLA-F is currently the most enigmatic of the human MHC-encoded class Ib genes. We have
investigated the expression of HLA-F using a specific Ab raised against a synthetic peptide …