Human NK cell repertoire diversity reflects immune experience and correlates with viral susceptibility
Strauss-Albee DM, Fukuyama J, Liang EC, Yao Y, Jarrell JA, Drake AL, Kinuthia J, Montgomery RR, John-Stewart G, Holmes S, Blish CA. Human NK cell repertoire diversity reflects immune experience and correlates with viral susceptibility. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 297ra115. PMID: 26203083, PMCID: PMC4547537, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aac5722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCytokinesDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansImmunityKenyaKiller Cells, NaturalTissue DonorsConceptsAntiviral responseInnate natural killer (NK) cellsNK cell repertoire diversityHIV-1 acquisitionNatural killer cellsOutcome of infectionNK cellsWest Nile virusAntitumor responseKiller cellsCytokine productionInhibitory receptorsImmune historyImmune experienceHIV-1Repertoire diversityViral susceptibilityNile virusAfrican womenExposure riskFunctional consequencesTerminal differentiationRiskSingle-cell levelCells