Journal article
The murine CD94/NKG2 ligand, Qa-1(b), is a high-affinity, functional ligand for the CD8?? homodimer
Katharine Jennifer Goodall, Angela Nguyen, Craig McKenzie, Sidonia Barbara Guiomar Eckle, Lucy Catherine Sullivan, Daniel Mark Andrews
Journal of Biological Chemistry | AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
The immune co-receptor CD8 molecule (CD8) has two subunits, CD8α and CD8β, which can assemble into homo or heterodimers. Nonclassical (class-Ib) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules (MHC-Ibs) have recently been identified as ligands for the CD8αα homodimer. This was demonstrated by the observation that histocompatibility 2, Q region locus 10 (H2-Q10) is a high-affinity ligand for CD8αα which also binds the MHC-Ib molecule H2-TL. This suggests that MHC-Ib proteins may be an extended source of CD8αα ligands. Expression of H2-T3/TL and H2-Q10 is restricted to the small intestine and liver, respectively, yet CD8αα-containing lymphocytes are present more broadly. Therefore, here we so..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant APP1141950 (to L. C. S.).