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Natural killer (NK) cells destroy virus-infected and tumor cells without prior antigen stimulation. The NK cell cytotoxicity is regulated in large part by the expression of NK cell receptors that are able to bind major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I glycoproteins. NK cells also express lysis triggering receptors specific for non-MHC ligands, including NKp30, NKp44, NKp46 and CD16. However, the nature of their ligands, recognized on target cells, is undefined. We have recently shown that the NKp46 protein, but not the CD16 protein, recognizes the hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza virus (IV) and the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) of Sendai virus (SV), and that the recognition of HA from IV requires the sialylation of NKp46 oligosaccharides. We have also demonstrated that binding of NKp46 to HA of IV is required for lysis of cells expressing the corresponding glycoproteins by a substantial subset of NK clones. Here we show that NKp44, but not NKp30, can also recognize the HA of both IV and SV and that the recognition of IV HA requires the sialylation of the NKp44 receptor in a similar way to that of NKp46. SV infection of 721.221 cells expressing MHC class I proteinsresulted in the abrogation of the inhibition by NK clones expressing high levels of NKp44. In addition, the binding of NKp44 to HA improves the ability of some NK clones to lyse IV infected cells.

Original publication

DOI

10.1002/1521-4141(200109)31:9<2680::aid-immu2680>3.0.co;2-a

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur J Immunol

Publication Date

09/2001

Volume

31

Pages

2680 - 2689

Keywords

Antibodies, Viral, Cell Line, Clone Cells, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, HN Protein, Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus, Humans, Immunoglobulins, Killer Cells, Natural, Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1, Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 2, Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 3, Orthomyxoviridae, Receptors, IgG, Receptors, Immunologic, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Respirovirus, Sialic Acids, Transfection