Major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted protection against murine cytomegalovirus requires missing-self recognition by the natural killer cell inhibitory Ly49 receptors
B. A. Parikh, M. D. Bern, S. J. Piersma, L. Yang, D. L. Beckman, J. Poursine-Laurent, B. Plougastel-Douglas, W. M. M. Yokoyama
This study shows that NK cell inhibitory Ly49 receptors are essential for controlling MCMV infection in an MHC-restricted manner, supporting the missing-self hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2019 · PreprintImmunology