Induction of transporter associated with antigen processing by interferon γ confers endothelial cell cytoprotection against natural killer-mediated lysis
Ayalon O, Hughes E, Cresswell P, Lee J, O’Donnell L, Pardi R, Bender J. Induction of transporter associated with antigen processing by interferon γ confers endothelial cell cytoprotection against natural killer-mediated lysis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 2435-2440. PMID: 9482903, PMCID: PMC19366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHC IInduction of transportersEndothelial cellsNK-resistant cell linesNatural killer-mediated lysisMajor histocompatibility complex INK inhibitory receptorsNK effector cellsPretreatment of ECB-lymphoblastoid cell linesEC sensitivityDermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsCell linesHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsExpression/functionUmbilical vein endothelial cellsAdenoviral-mediated transductionVascular vulnerabilityVein endothelial cellsNK assaysEffector cellsEndothelial activationInhibitory receptorsDeficient targets