"Receptors, KIR" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of receptors found on NK CELLS that have specificity for a variety of HLA ANTIGENS. KIR receptors contain up to three different extracellular immunoglobulin-like domains referred to as D0, D1, and D2 and play an important role in blocking NK cell activation against cells expressing the appropriate HLA antigens thus preventing cell lysis. Although they are often referred to as being inhibitory receptors, a subset of KIR receptors may also play an activating role in NK cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D054340
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.895.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, KIR- Receptors, KIR
- Killer Inhibitory Receptors
- Inhibitory Receptors, Killer
- Receptors, Killer Inhibitory
- Receptor, p58 NK Cell
- p58 Natural Killer Cell Receptor
- KIR Receptor
- Receptor, KIR
- p58 NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor
- Receptor, Killer Inhibitory
- Killer Inhibitory Receptor
- Inhibitory Receptor, Killer
- Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor
- Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor, Killer
- Killer Immunoglobulin Like Receptor
- Receptor, Killer Immunoglobulin-Like
- Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor
- Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Like Receptor
- KIR Family Receptors
- Family Receptors, KIR
- Receptors, KIR Family
- KIR Receptors
- Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor (KIR) Family of Receptors
- Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors
- Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Like Receptors
- p58 NK Cell Receptor
- p58 NK Cell Receptors
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptors, KIR" by people in Profiles.
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Exceptional diversity of KIR and HLA class I in Egypt. HLA. 2024 Jan; 103(1):e15177.
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Population Difference in Allele Frequency of HLA-C*05 and Its Correlation with COVID-19 Mortality. Viruses. 2020 11 20; 12(11).
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Report from the Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIR) component of the 17th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop. Hum Immunol. 2018 Dec; 79(12):825-833.
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Neuroblastoma Patients' KIR and KIR-Ligand Genotypes Influence Clinical Outcome for Dinutuximab-based Immunotherapy: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 01 01; 24(1):189-196.
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Genetic associations of killer immunoglobulin like receptors and class I human leukocyte antigens on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia among north Indians. Hum Immunol. 2016 Jan; 77(1):41-46.
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Identification and utilization of donor and recipient genetic variants to predict survival after HCT: are we ready for primetime? Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2015 Mar; 10(1):45-58.
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Amino acid substitution at peptide-binding pockets of HLA class I molecules increases risk of severe acute GVHD and mortality. Blood. 2013 Nov 21; 122(22):3651-8.
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Coevolution of killer cell Ig-like receptors with HLA-C to become the major variable regulators of human NK cells. J Immunol. 2010 Oct 01; 185(7):4238-51.
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Lack of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DS2 (KIR2DS2) and KIR2DL2 is associated with poor responses to therapy of recurrent hepatitis C virus in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2009 Nov; 15(11):1557-63.
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NK cell receptors of the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): a pivotal species for tracking the coevolution of killer cell Ig-like receptors with MHC-C. J Immunol. 2002 Jul 01; 169(1):220-9.