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 …

HLA-G: at the interface of maternal–fetal tolerance

LMR Ferreira, TB Meissner, T Tilburgs… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
During pregnancy, semiallogeneic fetal extravillous trophoblasts (EVT) invade the uterine
mucosa without being rejected by the maternal immune system. Several mechanisms were …

HLA-E is a major ligand for the natural killer inhibitory receptor CD94/NKG2A

N Lee, M Llano, M Carretero… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
We previously showed that the availability of a nonamer peptide derived from certain HLA
class I signal sequences is a necessary requirement for the stabilization of endogenous HLA …

Implications of the polymorphism of HLA-G on its function, regulation, evolution and disease association

EA Donadi, EC Castelli, A Arnaiz-Villena… - Cellular and molecular …, 2011 - Springer
The HLA-G gene displays several peculiarities that are distinct from those of classical HLA
class I genes. The unique structure of the HLA-G molecule permits a restricted peptide …

Recognition of human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E complexed with HLA class I signal sequence–derived peptides by CD94/NKG2 confers protection …

F Borrego, M Ulbrecht, EH Weiss, JE Coligan… - The Journal of …, 1998 - rupress.org
Human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule,
the gene for which is transcribed in most tissues. It has recently been reported that this …

Mechanisms of MHC class I–restricted antigen processing

E Pamer, P Cresswell - Annual review of immunology, 1998 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Classical class I molecules assemble in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with
peptides mostly generated from cytosolic proteins by the proteasome. The activity of the …

HLA-E surface expression depends on binding of TAP-dependent peptides derived from certain HLA class I signal sequences

N Lee, DR Goodlett, A Ishitani, H Marquardt… - The Journal of …, 1998 - journals.aai.org
Previous studies showed that HLA-E was expressed in lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL)
721.221 cells, but surface expression was lacking. To determine the signals controlling …

The human major histocompatibility complex class Ib molecule HLA‐E binds signal sequence‐derived peptides with primary anchor residues at positions 2 and 9

V Braud, E Yvonne Jones… - European journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen E (HLA‐E) and mouse major histocompatibility
complex (MHC) class Ib antigen, Qa‐1, share the same substitutions at two normally …

HLA-G expression in melanoma: a way for tumor cells to escape from immunosurveillance

P Paul, N Rouas-Freiss, I Khalil-Daher… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Considering the well established role of nonclassical HLA-G class I molecules in inhibiting
natural killer (NK) cell function, the consequence of abnormal HLA-G expression in …

Soluble HLA‐A,‐B,‐C and ‐G molecules induce apoptosis in T and NK CD8+ cells and inhibit cytotoxic T cell activity through CD8 ligation

P Contini, M Ghio, A Poggi, G Filaci… - European journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
There is convincing evidence that soluble HLA‐A,‐B,‐C (sHLA‐A,‐B,‐C) and soluble HLA‐G
(sHLA‐G) antigens can induce apoptosis in CD8+ activated T cells although there is scanty …