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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2014

Ly49 receptors: innate and adaptive immune paradigms.

Mir Munir A Rahim, Megan M Tu, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Andrew Wight, Elias Abou-Samra, Patricia D A Lima, Andrew P Makrigiannis

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mir Munir A RahimDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Megan M TuDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Ahmad Bakur MahmoudDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University , Madinah Munawwarah , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Andrew WightDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Elias Abou-SamraDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Patricia D A LimaBiomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University , Kingston, ON , Canada.
Andrew P MakrigiannisDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
University of Ottawa · CAQueen's University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ly49 receptors are type II C-type lectin-like membrane glycoproteins encoded by a family of highly polymorphic and polygenic genes within the mouse natural killer (NK) gene complex. This gene family is designated Klra, and includes genes that encode both inhibitory and activating Ly49 receptors in mice. Ly49 receptors recognize class I major histocompatibility complex-I (MHC-I) and MHC-I-like proteins on normal as well as altered cells. Their functional homologs in humans are the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors, which recognize HLA class I molecules as ligands. Classically, Ly49 receptors are described as being expressed on both the developing and mature NK cells. The inhibitory Ly49 receptors are involved in NK cell education, a process in which NK cells acquire function and tolerance toward cells that express "self-MHC-I." On the other hand, the activating Ly49 receptors recognize altered cells expressing activating ligands. New evidence shows a broader Ly49 expression pattern on both innate and adaptive immune cells. Ly49 receptors have been described on multiple NK cell subsets, such as uterine NK and memory NK cells, as well as NKT cells, dendritic cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and cells of the adaptive immune system, such as activated T cells and regulatory CD8(+) T cells. In this review, we discuss the expression pattern and proposed functions of Ly49 receptors on various immune cells and their contribution to immunity.

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innate immune receptorsinnate immunityLy49NK cellsreceptor function

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PMID24765094
PMCPMC3980100
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