Activation of NK Cells and T Cells by NKG2D, a Receptor for Stress-Inducible MICA
Stefan Bauer, Veronika Groh, Jun Wu, Alexander Steinle, Joseph H. Phillips, Lewis L. Lanier, Thomas A. Spies
Science · 1999 · 3,021 citations
Abstract
Stress-inducible MICA, a distant homolog of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, functions as an antigen for gammadelta T cells and is frequently expressed in epithelial tumors. A receptor for MICA was detected on most gammadelta T cells, CD8+ alphabeta T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells and was identified as NKG2D. Effector cells from all these subsets could be stimulated by ligation of NKG2D. Engagement of NKG2D activated cytolytic responses of gammadelta T cells and NK cells against transfectants and epithelial tumor cells expressing MICA. These results define an activating immunoreceptor-MHC ligand interaction that may promote antitumor NK and T cell responses.
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Bauer, S., Groh, V., Wu, J., Steinle, A., Phillips, J. H., Lanier, L. L., & Spies, T. A. (1999). Activation of NK cells and T cells by NKG2D, a receptor for stress-inducible MICA. Science, 285(5428), 727–729. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5428.727
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