The specific interaction between the α/β T cell receptor (TCR) and a peptide-bound major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule triggers the adaptive immune response (Garboczi …

… Here, we review the molecular diversity of NKG 2 DL s, discuss the increasing appreciation
… force(s) that seem to drive the multiplicity and diversity of NKG 2 DL s while maintaining their …

… S. Bahram received support from the Association pour la Recherche sur la Polyarthrite. S.
Bauer is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. This work was supported by …

… Regardless, the strict conservation of both MR1 and MAIT cells among mammalian
species implies stringent evolutionary pressure for the function(s) fulfilled by MAIT cells. …

… Interestingly, one subclone of this patient’s cell line lost surface NKG2D expression. Both
redirected lysis of P815 cells and cell-… This work was supported by INSERM (Ré seau Progre` s …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes typically encode polymorphic peptide-binding
chains which are ubiquitously expressed and mediate the recognition of …

Bacteriophages (phages), natural predators of bacteria, are becoming increasingly attractive
in medical and pharmaceutical applications. After their discovery almost a century ago, they …

Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by four major
manifestations: recurrent ocular symptoms, oral and genital ulcers and skin lesions 1 . We …

… using the Applied Biosystems PRISM dye terminator cycle sequencing ready reaction kit
with AmpliTaq DNA polymerase, FS (Perkin–Elmer/Cetus) according to the manufacture’s …

… The qRT-PCR protocol consisted of 95C for 2 min followed by 40 cycles of 95C for 5 s and
60C for 30 s. All reactions were performed in duplicate, and the relative amounts of transcripts …