title: Function of killer cell inhibitory receptors for MHC class I molecules.
abstract: NK- and T-cells express at their surface, members of a multigenic family of killer-cell inhibitory receptors (KIR) for MHC Class I molecules. KIR engagement leads to the inhibition of NK- and T-cell activation programs. These receptors recruit the protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPase), SHP-1 and SHP-2, upon tyrosine phosphorylation of immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) expressed in both human and mouse KIR. We further define the ITIM amino acids sequence required in that recognition and demonstrate the critical role of the phosphoY-2 amino acid residue in this V/IxYxxL/V motif. In addition, using RBL-2H3 cells expressing endogenous Fc epsilonRI receptors as well as transfected CD25/CD3zeta chimera and p58.183 human KIR, we show that KIR inhibitory function requires co-engagement of KIR and ITAM-containing receptors. These results document the pathway used by KIR to down-regulate NK- and T-cell activation programs.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Immunologie INSERM/CNRS de Marseille-Luminy, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vély
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olcese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bléry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vivier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000276:immunology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C516724:PTPN11 protein, human; C509249:PTPN6 protein, human; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C516725:Ptpn11 protein, mouse; C509248:Ptpn6 protein, mouse