Published in Transpl Immunol on October 10, 2006
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The expanded cattle KIR genes are orthologous to the conserved single-copy KIR3DX1 gene of primates. Immunogenetics (2007) 1.15
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Chimpanzees use more varied receptors and ligands than humans for inhibitory killer cell Ig-like receptor recognition of the MHC-C1 and MHC-C2 epitopes. J Immunol (2009) 1.12
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The inhibitory receptor NKG2A determines lysis of vaccinia virus-infected autologous targets by NK cells. J Immunol (2006) 0.94
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Episodes of natural selection shaped the interactions of IgA-Fc with FcalphaRI and bacterial decoy proteins. J Immunol (2007) 0.92
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