HANGING IN THE BALANCE

Table 1.

Activating and Inhibitory Receptors on Human NK Cells

Activating receptors Inhibitory receptors
KLRF1, killer cell lectin-like receptor, subfamily F, member 1; NTB-A, expressed on Natural Killer Cells, T-cells, B-cells, member A; TACTILE, T cell activation, increased late expression; LIR1, leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor 1; LT2, immunoglobulin-like transcript 2; SIGLEC7, sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 7; AIRM, adhesion inhibitory receptor molecule 1; CEACAM, carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1; LAIR-1, leukocyte-associated Ig-like receptor 1; MAFA, mast cell function-associated antigen.
NKp30 NKG2A
NKp44 LILRB2/LIR1/ILT2
NKp46 KIR2DL
NKp80/KLRF1 KIR3DL
KIR2DS SIGLEC7/p75/AIRM
KIR3DS1 CEACAM1
NKG2D LAIR-1
NKG2C MAFA
NKG2E
CD16
CD160
NTB-A
CD266 (DNAM-1)
CD96 (TACTILE)
CD244 (2B4)

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  1. MI August 2005 vol. 5 no. 4 226-240