作者: Galit Alter , Suzannah Rihn , Katharine Walter , Anne Nolting , Maureen Martin
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00256-09
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摘要: NK cells are critical in the early containment of viral infections. Epidemiological and functional studies have shown an important role expressing specific killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) control human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, but little is known about mechanisms that determine expansion these antiviral cell populations during acute HIV-1 infection. Here we demonstrate activating receptor KIR3DS1 + and, to a lesser extent, inhibitory KIR3DL1 specifically expand infection presence HLA-B Bw480I, putative HLA class I ligand for KIR3DL1/3DS1. These data first time subtype-dependent KIR humans.