Speed and selection in the evolution of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors
Martinez-Borra, J. and Khakoo, Salim I. (2008) Speed and selection in the evolution of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors. International Journal of Immunogenetics, 35, (2), 89-96. (doi:10.1111/j.1744-313X.2008.00756.x). (PMID:18279370).
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Description/Abstract
The killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) form a diverse family of receptors that control the functions of natural killer cells. Sequencing of KIR from primates has revealed the unexpected extent to which this gene family has diversified mostly likely in response to pathogens and to pathogen-mediated selection of their MHC class I ligands. Human KIR diversity is now a burgeoning area for disease association studies. This review examines the evolution of KIR from a primate-centric view in order to rationalize our current knowledge of the diversity of human KIR.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 1744-3121 (print) 1744-313X (electronic) |
| Keywords: | KIR receptors, natural killer cells |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR355 Virology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Infection, Inflammation and Immunity |
| Item ID: | 336186 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2012 15:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2012 15:20 |
| Contributors: | Martinez-Borra, J. (Author) Khakoo, Salim I. (Author) |
| Date: | April 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/336186 |
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