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Non‐KIR NK cell receptors: Role in transplantation of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cells
Author(s) -
BoguniaKubik Katarzyna,
Łacina Piotr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/iji.12523
Subject(s) - nkg2d , receptor , immunology , transplantation , biology , haematopoiesis , immune system , context (archaeology) , stem cell , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , cytotoxicity , medicine , in vitro , genetics , paleontology
Natural killer (NK) cells are of major significance in patients after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). They are the first subset of lymphocytes to appear in peripheral blood after transplantation and play an important role in the immune responses against cancer and viral infections. The function of NK cells is controlled by various surface receptors, of which type I integral proteins with immunoglobulin‐like domains (killer‐cell immunoglobulin‐like receptors, KIRs) have been the most extensively studied. The present review focuses on less studied NK cell receptors, such as type II integral proteins with lectin‐like domains (CD94/NKG2, NKG2D), natural cytotoxicity receptors (NCRs), immunoglobulin‐like transcripts (ILTs) and their ligands. Their potential role in patients with haematological disorders subjected to HSC transplant procedure in the context of post‐transplant complications such as viral reactivation and acute graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) will be presented and discussed.