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J Immunol ; 198(5): 1961-1973, 2017 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28122963

RESUMO

KIR2DP1 is an inactive member of the human lineage III KIR family, which includes all HLA-C-specific receptor genes. The lethal, and only, defect in KIR2DP1 is a nucleotide deletion in codon 88. Fixed in modern humans, the deletion is also in archaic human genomes. KIR2DP1 is polymorphic, with dimorphism at specificity-determining position 44. By repairing the deletion, we resurrected 11 alleles of KIR2DP1F , the functional antecedent of KIR2DP1 We demonstrate how K44-KIR2DP1F with lysine 44 recognized C1+HLA-C, whereas T44-KIR2DP1F recognized C2+HLA-C. Dimorphisms at 12 other KIR2DP1F residues modulate receptor avidity or signaling. KIR2DP1 and KIR2DL1 are neighbors in the centromeric KIR region and are in tight linkage disequilibrium. Like KIR2DL1, KIR2DP1 contributed to CenA and CenB KIR haplotype differences. Encoded on CenA, C1-specific K44-KIR2DP1F were stronger receptors than the attenuated C2-specific T44-KIR2DP1F encoded on CenB The last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees had diverse lineage III KIR that passed on to chimpanzees but not to humans. Early humans inherited activating KIR2DS4 and an inhibitory lineage III KIR, likely encoding a C1-specific receptor. The latter spawned the modern family of HLA-C receptors. KIR2DP1F has properties consistent with KIR2DP1F having been the founder gene. The first KIR2DP1F alleles encoded K44-C1 receptors; subsequently KIR2DP1F alleles encoding T44-C2 receptors evolved. The emergence of dedicated KIR2DL2/3 and KIR2DL1 genes encoding C1 and C2 receptors, respectively, could have led to obsolescence of KIR2DP1F Alternatively, pathogen subversion caused its demise. Preservation of KIR2DP1F functional polymorphism was a side effect of fixation of the deletion in KIR2DP1F by micro gene conversion.


Assuntos
Evolução Biológica , Antígenos HLA-C/genética , Antígenos HLA-C/imunologia , Receptores KIR/genética , Receptores KIR/imunologia , Alelos , Animais , Antígenos HLA-C/fisiologia , Haplótipos , Humanos , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Desequilíbrio de Ligação , Pan troglodytes , Polimorfismo Genético , Receptores KIR2DL1/química , Receptores KIR2DL1/genética , Receptores KIR2DL1/imunologia , Receptores KIR2DL2/genética , Receptores KIR2DL2/imunologia , Receptores KIR2DL3/genética , Receptores KIR2DL3/imunologia
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Genes Immun ; 15(7): 440-8, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24989671

RESUMO

Members of the human KIR (killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor) class I major histocompatibility complex receptor gene family contain multiple promoters that determine the variegated expression of KIR on natural killer cells. In order to identify novel genetic alterations associated with decreased KIR expression, a group of donors was characterized for KIR gene content, transcripts and protein expression. An individual with a single copy of the KIR2DL1 gene but a very low level of gene expression was identified. The low expression phenotype was associated with a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that created a binding site for the inhibitory ZEB1 (Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1) transcription factor adjacent to a c-Myc binding site previously implicated in distal promoter activity. Individuals possessing this SNP had a substantial decrease in distal KIR2DL1 transcripts initiating from a novel intermediate promoter located 230 bp upstream of the proximal promoter start site. Surprisingly, there was no decrease in transcription from the KIR2DL1 proximal promoter. Reduced intermediate promoter activity revealed the existence of alternatively spliced KIR2DL1 transcripts containing premature termination codons that initiated from the proximal KIR2DL1 promoter. Altogether, these results indicate that distal transcripts are necessary for KIR2DL1 protein expression and are required for proper processing of sense transcripts from the bidirectional proximal promoter.


Assuntos
Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Receptores KIR2DL1/genética , Sequência de Bases , Sítios de Ligação , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Células Cultivadas , Células HEK293 , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Humanos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Receptores KIR2DL1/química , Receptores KIR2DL1/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Homeobox 1 de Ligação a E-box em Dedo de Zinco
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AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ; 26(4): 459-69, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20380481

RESUMO

Recent studies suggest that innate immune responses by natural killer (NK) cells play a significant role in restricting human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) pathogenesis. Our aim was to characterize changes in NK cells associated with HIV-1 clade C disease progression. Here we used multiparametric flow cytometry (LSRII) to quantify phenotype and function of NK cells in a cross-sectional analysis of cryopreserved blood samples from a cohort of 41 chronically HIV-1-infected, treatment-naive adult South Africans. These individuals ranged in disease severity from early (CD4 count >500) to advanced HIV-1 disease (CD4 count <50). We found that the frequency of NK cells expressing KIR2DL1, an inhibitory receptor, and/or KIR2DS1, an activating receptor, tended to decrease with increasing HIV-1 viral load. We also discovered a significant increase (p < 0.05) in overall NK cell degranulation with disease progression. We found that acutely activated NK cells (CD69(pos)) were deficient in NKp46 expression ex vivo. In conclusion, we observed that with viremia and advanced HIV-1 disease, activated NK cells lack NKp46 expression, and KIR2DS1(pos) and/ or KIR2DL1(pos) NK cells are reduced in frequency. These findings suggest that modulation of receptor expression on NK cells may play a role in HIV-1 pathogenesis, and provide new insights on immunological changes in advanced HIV-1 disease.


Assuntos
Progressão da Doença , Infecções por HIV/imunologia , HIV-1/patogenicidade , Receptores de Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Adulto , Degranulação Celular , Estudos Transversais , Citometria de Fluxo , Infecções por HIV/metabolismo , Infecções por HIV/patologia , Infecções por HIV/virologia , HIV-1/imunologia , Humanos , Imunidade Inata , Células Matadoras Naturais/química , Células Matadoras Naturais/fisiologia , Receptor 1 Desencadeador da Citotoxicidade Natural/química , Receptor 1 Desencadeador da Citotoxicidade Natural/imunologia , Receptor 1 Desencadeador da Citotoxicidade Natural/metabolismo , Receptores KIR/química , Receptores KIR/imunologia , Receptores KIR/metabolismo , Receptores KIR2DL1/química , Receptores KIR2DL1/imunologia , Receptores KIR2DL1/metabolismo , Receptores de Células Matadoras Naturais/química , Receptores de Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , África do Sul , Carga Viral , Virulência
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Blood ; 114(13): 2667-77, 2009 Sep 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19553639

RESUMO

Inhibitory-cell killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) negatively regulate natural killer (NK) cell-mediated killing of HLA class I-expressing tumors. Lack of KIR-HLA class I interactions has been associated with potent NK-mediated antitumor efficacy and increased survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients upon haploidentical stem cell transplantation from KIR-mismatched donors. To exploit this pathway pharmacologically, we generated a fully human monoclonal antibody, 1-7F9, which cross-reacts with KIR2DL1, -2, and -3 receptors, and prevents their inhibitory signaling. The 1-7F9 monoclonal antibody augmented NK cell-mediated lysis of HLA-C-expressing tumor cells, including autologous AML blasts, but did not induce killing of normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells, suggesting a therapeutic window for preferential enhancement of NK-cell cytotoxicity against malignant target cells. Administration of 1-7F9 to KIR2DL3-transgenic mice resulted in dose-dependent rejection of HLA-Cw3-positive target cells. In an immunodeficient mouse model in which inoculation of human NK cells alone was unable to protect against lethal, autologous AML, preadministration of 1-7F9 resulted in long-term survival. These data show that 1-7F9 confers specific, stable blockade of KIR, boosting NK-mediated killing of HLA-matched AML blasts in vitro and in vivo, providing a preclinical basis for initiating phase 1 clinical trials with this candidate therapeutic antibody.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Células Matadoras Naturais/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias/terapia , Receptores KIR/imunologia , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Células Cultivadas , Citotoxicidade Imunológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Endogâmicos NOD , Camundongos SCID , Camundongos Transgênicos , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/patologia , Receptores KIR/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores KIR2DL1/química , Receptores KIR2DL1/genética , Receptores KIR2DL1/imunologia , Receptores KIR2DL2/química , Receptores KIR2DL2/genética , Receptores KIR2DL2/imunologia , Receptores KIR2DL3/genética , Receptores KIR2DL3/imunologia , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação para Cima/imunologia
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