LAIR-1, a novel inhibitory receptor expressed on human mononuclear leukocytes

Linde Meyaard, Gosse J. Adema, Chiwen Chang, Erica Woollatt, Grant R. Sutherland, Lewis L. Lanier, Joseph H. Phillips*

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Abstract

In the present study, we describe a novel inhibitory receptor, leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1), that is constitutively expressed on the majority of human peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes. LAIR-1 is a 32 kDa transmembrane glyco-protein with a single immunoglobulin-like domain and a cytoplasmic tail containing two immune receptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs. LAIR-1 recruits SHP-I and SHP-2 phosphatases upon activation, and cross-linking of the LAIR-1 antigen on natural killer (NK) cells results in strong inhibition of NK cell- mediated cytotoxicity. Although it is structurally related to human killer cell inhibitory receptors, LAIR-1 does not appear to recognize human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules and thus represents a novel HLA class I-independent mechanism of NK cell regulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-290
Number of pages8
JournalImmunity
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997

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