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Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and
Umeå Center for Molecular Pathogenesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
MHC class I molecules strongly influence the phenotype and function of mouse NK cells. NK cell-mediated lysis is prevented through the interaction of Ly49 receptors on the effector cell with appropriate MHC class I ligands on the target cell. In addition, host MHC class I molecules have been shown to modulate the in vivo expression of Ly49 receptors. We have previously reported that H-2Dd and H-2Dp MHC class I molecules are able to protect (at the target cell level) from NK cell-mediated lysis and alter the NK cell specificity (at the host level) in a similar manner, although the mechanism behind this was not clear. In this study, we demonstrate that the expression of both H-2Dd and H-2Dp class I molecules in target cells leads to inhibition of B6 (H-2b)-derived Ly49A+ NK cells. This inhibition could in both cases be reversed by anti-Ly49A Abs. Cellular conjugate assays showed that Ly49A-expressing cells indeed bind to cells expressing H-2Dp. The expression of Ly49A and Ly49G2 receptors on NK cells was down-regulated in H-2Dp-transgenic (B6DP) mice compared with nontransgenic B6 mice. However, B6DP mice expressed significantly higher levels of Ly49A compared with H-2Dd-transgenic (D8) mice. We propose that both H-2Dd and H-2Dp MHC class I molecules can act as ligands for Ly49A.
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