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1 Activation of NK cells and T cells by NKG2D, a receptor for stress-inducible MICA. Science 1999 11.04
2 Costimulation of CD8alphabeta T cells by NKG2D via engagement by MIC induced on virus-infected cells. Nat Immunol 2001 5.48
3 Recognition of stress-induced MHC molecules by intestinal epithelial gammadelta T cells. Science 1998 5.05
4 Cell stress-regulated human major histocompatibility complex class I gene expressed in gastrointestinal epithelium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 4.69
5 An activating immunoreceptor complex formed by NKG2D and DAP10. Science 1999 4.56
6 Broad tumor-associated expression and recognition by tumor-derived gamma delta T cells of MICA and MICB. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 4.40
7 A second lineage of mammalian major histocompatibility complex class I genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 3.33
8 Roles for calreticulin and a novel glycoprotein, tapasin, in the interaction of MHC class I molecules with TAP. Immunity 1996 3.18
9 Complex structure of the activating immunoreceptor NKG2D and its MHC class I-like ligand MICA. Nat Immunol 2001 2.43
10 Interactions of human NKG2D with its ligands MICA, MICB, and homologs of the mouse RAE-1 protein family. Immunogenetics 2001 2.43
11 Genes for the tumor necrosis factors alpha and beta are linked to the human major histocompatibility complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986 2.42
12 Genetic complexity and expression of human class II histocompatibility antigens. Immunol Rev 1985 2.41
13 Linkage map of the human major histocompatibility complex including the tumor necrosis factor genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987 2.31
14 MICA engagement by human Vgamma2Vdelta2 T cells enhances their antigen-dependent effector function. Immunity 2001 2.19
15 A critical role for tapasin in the assembly and function of multimeric MHC class I-TAP complexes. Science 1997 2.18
16 Peptidase activities of proteasomes are differentially regulated by the major histocompatibility complex-encoded genes for LMP2 and LMP7. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 2.08
17 Alloantigen recognition by two human natural killer cell clones is associated with HLA-C or a closely linked gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 2.08
18 Immunobiology of human NKG2D and its ligands. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2006 1.91
19 Proteasome subunits encoded in the MHC are not generally required for the processing of peptides bound by MHC class I molecules. Nature 1992 1.83
20 Gene organization of DC and DX subregions of the human major histocompatibility complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.79
21 NKG2D receptors induced by IL-15 costimulate CD28-negative effector CTL in the tissue microenvironment. J Immunol 2001 1.76
22 DAP10 and DAP12 form distinct, but functionally cooperative, receptor complexes in natural killer cells. J Exp Med 2000 1.59
23 A gene pair from the human major histocompatibility complex encodes large proline-rich proteins with multiple repeated motifs and a single ubiquitin-like domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990 1.59
24 Allelic repertoire of the human MHC class I MICA gene. Immunogenetics 1996 1.57
25 P1 and cosmid clones define the organization of 280 kb of the mouse H-2 complex containing the Cps-1 and Hsp70 loci. Immunogenetics 1994 1.52
26 Impaired assembly yet normal trafficking of MHC class I molecules in Tapasin mutant mice. Immunity 2000 1.47
27 Allelic variants of the human putative peptide transporter involved in antigen processing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 1.43
28 Two putative subunits of a peptide pump encoded in the human major histocompatibility complex class II region. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 1.40
29 Structural organization of the DR subregion of the human major histocompatibility complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.34
30 Alternative exon usage and processing of the major histocompatibility complex-encoded proteasome subunits. J Biol Chem 1992 1.32
31 Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded HAM2 is necessary for antigenic peptide loading onto class I MHC molecules. J Biol Chem 1992 1.30
32 Characteristics of peptide and major histocompatibility complex class I/beta 2-microglobulin binding to the transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP1 and TAP2). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 1.27
33 Nucleotide sequence of a human MHC class I MICB cDNA. Immunogenetics 1996 1.25
34 Assembly, intracellular localization, and nucleotide binding properties of the human peptide transporters TAP1 and TAP2 expressed by recombinant vaccinia viruses. J Biol Chem 1995 1.21
35 Crystal structure of the MHC class I homolog MIC-A, a gammadelta T cell ligand. Immunity 1999 1.19
36 Dependence of peptide binding by MHC class I molecules on their interaction with TAP. Science 1995 1.14
37 Retention of empty MHC class I molecules by tapasin is essential to reconstitute antigen presentation in invertebrate cells. EMBO J 1999 1.13
38 Population study of allelic diversity in the human MHC class I-related MIC-A gene. Immunogenetics 1999 1.11
39 Ancestral haplotypes reveal the role of the central MHC in the immunogenetics of IDDM. Immunogenetics 1992 1.11
40 SB subregion of the human major histocompatibility complex: gene organization, allelic polymorphism and expression in transformed cells. EMBO J 1985 1.03
41 Nucleotide sequence of the human MHC class I MICA gene. Immunogenetics 1996 1.02
42 MHC-encoded proteasome subunits LMP2 and LMP7 are not required for efficient antigen presentation. J Immunol 1994 1.02
43 Cytokines increase transporter in antigen processing-1 expression more rapidly than HLA class I expression in endothelial cells. J Immunol 1992 1.02
44 Amplification of resistance genes in Haemophilus influenzae plasmids. J Bacteriol 1983 1.02
45 The complete genomic sequence of 424,015 bp at the centromeric end of the HLA class I region: gene content and polymorphism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 0.98
46 New genes in the MHC that encode proteins for antigen processing. Trends Cell Biol 1992 0.97
47 Regulation of the class II-associated invariant chain gene in normal and mutant B lymphocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990 0.96
48 Diversification, expression, and gamma delta T cell recognition of evolutionarily distant members of the MIC family of major histocompatibility complex class I-related molecules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 0.92
49 Haplotypic variation of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) genes and their extension of HLA class II region haplotypes. Immunogenetics 1993 0.92
50 Regulation of MHC class I heterodimer stability and interaction with TAP by tapasin. Immunogenetics 1997 0.92
51 The MIC gene family. Res Immunol 1996 0.91
52 Presentation of numerous viral peptides to mouse major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted T lymphocytes is mediated by the human MHC-encoded transporter or by a hybrid mouse-human transporter. J Exp Med 1993 0.87
53 A single amino acid substitution causes loss of expression of a MICA allele. Immunogenetics 2000 0.87
54 Cloning, characterization, and the complete 56.8-kilobase DNA sequence of the human NOTCH4 gene. Genomics 1998 0.86
55 Expression, purification, crystallization and crystallographic characterization of the human MHC class I related protein MICA. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 1998 0.86
56 Vestibular function in cochlear implant patients. Acta Otolaryngol 1993 0.86
57 PFGE mapping and RFLP analysis of the S/D region of the mouse H-2 complex. Immunogenetics 1992 0.85
58 Circularized copies of amplifiable resistance genes from Haemophilus influenzae plasmids. J Bacteriol 1983 0.85
59 The B144-H-2Db interval and the location of a mouse homologue of the human D6S81E locus. Immunogenetics 1990 0.84
60 Antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility of polyurethane and silicone catheters containing low concentrations of silver: a new perspective in prevention of polymer-associated foreign-body-infections. Zentralbl Bakteriol 1995 0.84
61 Sequence, linkage to H2-K, and function of mouse tapasin in MHC class I assembly. Immunogenetics 1998 0.82
62 Analysis of the acute cytotoxicity of the Erlanger silver catheter. Infection 1999 0.80
63 Restriction fragment length polymorphisms and an HLA-DRw52-associated split. Hum Immunol 1988 0.78
64 Fine mapping of the crossover-sites in the C4-H-2D region of H-2 recombinant mouse strains. Immunogenetics 1991 0.78
65 Association of four HLA class III region genomic markers with HLA haplotypes. Tissue Antigens 1991 0.76
66 Fructo-oligosaccharides from the stems of Triticum aestivum. Carbohydr Res 1992 0.76
67 Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of two HLA-B-associated transcripts (BATs) genes in healthy Danes. Tissue Antigens 1990 0.75
68 Association of polymorphisms in the HLA-B region with extended haplotypes. Immunogenetics 1991 0.75
69 A highly diverged beta 1 exon in the DR region of the human MHC: sequence and evolutionary implications. Immunogenetics 1987 0.75
70 Fructo-oligosaccharides from Urginea maritima. Carbohydr Res 1993 0.75
71 [Results of cochlear implants in totally deaf subjects]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1992 0.75
72 Cellular immune recognition of HLA-A*0201 following gene transfer into a human embryonal carcinoma cell line. Hum Immunol 1994 0.75