Now you see it, now you don't!

Authors
Yokoyama, WM
Citation
Wm. Yokoyama, Now you see it, now you don't!, NAT IMMUNOL, 1(2), 2000, pp. 95-97
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
15292908 → ACNP
Volume
1
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
95 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
1529-2908(200008)1:2<95:NYSINY>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
NK cells become cytotoxic upon receiving a signal through their activation receptors. The orphan proteins H-60 and Rae I have now been identified as l igands for the mouse NKG2D activation receptor. Remarkably they are inducib le and may be blocked by a viral protein.