scholarly journals The Murine Nonclassical Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex–like CD1.1 Molecule Protects Target Cells from Lymphokine-activated Killer Cell Cytolysis

1999 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chew Shun Chang ◽  
Laurent Brossay ◽  
Mitchell Kronenberg ◽  
Kevin P. Kane
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Killer Cell ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Receptor ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Lymphokine Activated Killer Cell ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nonclassical Class

Classical class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, as well as the nonclassical class I histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E molecule, can negatively regulate natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity through engagement of NK inhibitory receptors. We show that expression of murine (m)CD1.1, a nonpolymorphic nonclassical MHC class I–like molecule encoded outside the MHC, protects NK-sensitive RMA/S target cells from adherent lymphokine-activated killer cell (A-LAK) cytotoxicity. Passage of effector cells in recombinant interleukin (rIL)-2 enhanced protection by mCD1.1, suggesting an expansion of relevant A-LAK population(s) or modulation of A-LAK receptor expression. Murine CD1.1 conferred protection from lysis by rIL-2–activated spleen cells of recombination activating gene (Rag)-1−/− mice, which lack B and T cells, demonstrating that mCD1.1 can protect RMA/S cells from lysis by NK cells. An antibody specific for mCD1.1 partially restored A-LAK lysis of RMA/S.CD1.1 transfectants, indicating that cell surface mCD1.1 can confer protection from lysis; therefore, mCD1.1 possibly acts through interaction with an NK inhibitory receptor. CD1.1 is by far the most divergent class I molecule capable of regulating NK cell activity. Finally, mCD1.1 expression rendered RMA/S cells resistant to lysis by A-LAK of multiple mouse strains. The conserved structure of mCD1.1 and pattern of mCD1.1 resistance from A-LAK lysis suggest that mCD1.1 may be a ligand for a conserved NK inhibitory receptor.

scholarly journals Generation of T cells with lytic specificity for atypical antigens. II. A novel antigen system in the rat dependent on homozygous expression of major histocompatibility complex genes of the class I-like RT1C region.

1991 ◽  
Vol 173 (4) ◽  
pp. 833-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
J D Davies ◽  
D H Wilson ◽  
G W Butcher ◽  
D B Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Killer Cell ◽  
Modifier Gene ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Gene Products ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Antigen System

Lymphocytes from parental strain DA rats can induce potent killer cell responses to atypical antigen systems in F1 Lewis (L)/DA and DA/L recipients. Here, we describe an antigen system, H, present on homozygous parental target cells, but not on F1 cells. This antigen system is unusual in several respects: it does not involve class I RT1A gene products usually used by killer cell responses in the rat, it maps to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-like RT1C region, and it requires homozygous expression of RT1Cav1 alleles. This may be another example, this time involving the RT1C region, of an MHC gene product antigenically altered by an MHC-linked trans-activating modifier gene.

scholarly journals Recognition of class I major histocompatibility complex molecules by Ly-49: specificities and domain interactions.

1996 ◽  
Vol 183 (4) ◽  
pp. 1553-1559 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Brennan ◽  
G Mahon ◽  
D L Mager ◽  
W A Jefferies ◽  
F Takei
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Cell Subset ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Binding Assays ◽  
Mhc Molecules ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex

Ly-49 is a family type II transmembrane proteins encoded by a gene cluster on murine chromosome 6. One member of this family, Ly-49A, is expressed by a natural killer (NK) cell subset, binds to class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, and blocks the killing of target cells bearing the appropriate H-2 antigens. Here we show that another member of this family which is expressed by an NK cell subset, Ly-49C, recognizes H-2b and H-2d structures which are distinct from and overlapping with those recognized by Ly-49A. Interactions between Ly-49A and C and their class I ligands are entirely blocked by the antibodies 5E6, YE1/48, YE1/32, and A1, all of which were found to recognize epitopes contained within the carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD). However, cell-cell binding assays revealed that class I binding specificity is conferred by a combination of sequences within both the CRD and a 19-amino acid adjacent region. We also investigated the question of whether Ly-49A and C form dimers on cells which express both receptors. When coexpressed on COS cells, sequential immunoprecipitation demonstrated that these receptors pair exclusively as homodimers, with no evidence for heterodimeric structures. These observations provide insight into both the biochemical nature of the Ly-49 family as well as the receptor functions of Ly-49C on NK cells.

scholarly journals Mouse CD94/NKG2A Is a Natural Killer Cell Receptor for the Nonclassical Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecule Qa-1b

1998 ◽  
Vol 188 (10) ◽  
pp. 1841-1848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell E. Vance ◽  
Jennifer R. Kraft ◽  
John D. Altman ◽  
Peter E. Jensen ◽  
David H. Raulet
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Killer Cell ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecule

Natural killer (NK) cells preferentially lyse targets that express reduced levels of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins. To date, the only known mouse NK receptors for MHC class I belong to the Ly49 family of C-type lectin homodimers. Here, we report the cloning of mouse NKG2A, and demonstrate it forms an additional and distinct class I receptor, a CD94/NKG2A heterodimer. Using soluble tetramers of the nonclassical class I molecule Qa-1b, we provide direct evidence that CD94/NKG2A recognizes Qa-1b. We further demonstrate that NK recognition of Qa-1b results in the inhibition of target cell lysis. Inhibition appears to depend on the presence of Qdm, a Qa-1b-binding peptide derived from the signal sequences of some classical class I molecules. Mouse NKG2A maps adjacent to CD94 in the heart of the NK complex on mouse chromosome six, one of a small cluster of NKG2-like genes. Our findings suggest that mouse NK cells, like their human counterparts, use multiple mechanisms to survey class I expression on target cells.

scholarly journals Modulation of Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity in Human Cytomegalovirus Infection: The Role of Endogenous Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex and a Viral Class I Homolog

1998 ◽  
Vol 187 (10) ◽  
pp. 1681-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement C. Leong ◽  
Tara L. Chapman ◽  
Pamela J. Bjorkman ◽  
Danuska Formankova ◽  
Edward S. Mocarski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Killer Cell ◽  
Class I ◽  
Inhibitory Receptors ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Infected Cells

Natural killer (NK) cells have been implicated in early immune responses against certain viruses, including cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV causes downregulation of class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) expression in infected cells; however, it has been proposed that a class I MHC homolog encoded by CMV, UL18, may act as a surrogate ligand to prevent NK cell lysis of CMV-infected cells. In this study, we examined the role of UL18 in NK cell recognition and lysis using fibroblasts infected with either wild-type or UL18 knockout CMV virus, and by using cell lines transfected with the UL18 gene. In both systems, the expression of UL18 resulted in the enhanced killing of target cells. We also show that the enhanced killing is due to both UL18-dependent and -independent mechanisms, and that the killer cell inhibitory receptors (KIRs) and CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptors for MHC class I do not play a role in affecting susceptibility of CMV-infected fibroblasts to NK cell–mediated cytotoxicity.

scholarly journals Acquisition of External Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecules by Natural Killer Cells Expressing Inhibitory Ly49 Receptors

2001 ◽  
Vol 194 (10) ◽  
pp. 1519-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sjöström ◽  
Mikael Eriksson ◽  
Cristina Cerboni ◽  
Maria H. Johansson ◽  
Charles L. Sentman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex

Murine natural killer (NK) cells express inhibitory Ly49 receptors specific for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. We report that during interactions with cells in the environment, NK cells acquired MHC class I ligands from surrounding cells in a Ly49-specific fashion and displayed them at the cell surface. Ligand acquisition sometimes reached 20% of the MHC class I expression on surrounding cells, involved transfer of the entire MHC class I protein to the NK cell, and was independent of whether or not the NK cell expressed the MHC class I ligand itself. We also present indirect evidence for spontaneous MHC class I acquisition in vivo, as well as describe an in vitro coculture system with transfected cells in which the same phenomenon occurred. Functional studies in the latter model showed that uptake of H-2Dd by Ly49A+ NK cells was accompanied by a partial inactivation of cytotoxic activity in the NK cell, as tested against H-2Dd-negative target cells. In addition, ligand acquisition did not abrogate the ability of Ly49A+ NK cells to receive inhibitory signals from external H-2Dd molecules. This study is the first to describe ligand acquisition by NK cells, which parallels recently described phenomena in T and B cells.

scholarly journals A natural killer cell receptor specific for a major histocompatibility complex class I molecule.

1994 ◽  
Vol 180 (2) ◽  
pp. 687-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
B F Daniels ◽  
F M Karlhofer ◽  
W E Seaman ◽  
W M Yokoyama
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Target Cell ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Class I ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecules

Target cell expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules correlates with resistance to lysis by natural killer (NK) cells. Prior functional studies of the murine NK cell surface molecule, Ly-49, suggested its role in downregulating NK cell cytotoxicity by specifically interacting with target cell H-2Dd molecules. In support of this hypothesis, we now demonstrate a physical interaction between H-2Dd and Ly-49 in both qualitative and quantitative cell-cell binding assays employing a stable transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line expressing Ly-49 and MHC class I transfected target cells. Binding occurred only when CHO cells expressed Ly-49 at high levels and targets expressed H-2Dd by transfection. Monoclonal antibody blocking experiments confirmed this interaction. These studies indicate that the specificity of natural killing is influenced by NK cell receptors that engage target cell MHC class I molecules.

TL Genes in Asian Wild Mice: The Evolutionary Conserved Nonclassical Class I Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex

2015 ◽  
pp. 159-177
Author(s):  
Yuichi Obata ◽  
Kazuo Moriwaki ◽  
Toshihiko Shiroishi ◽  
Yoko Satta ◽  
Naoyuki Takahata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Class I ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Wild Mice ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Nonclassical Class
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