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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655730 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Ying Y Kuick Rork R Hanash Samir S Richardson Bruce B
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) 20081022 2
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes are a polymorphic family expressed on NK cells, and "senescent" CD28- T cells implicated in cardiovascular disease. KIR promoters are highly homologous, and NK expression is regulated by DNA methylation. T cell KIR regulation is poorly understood. We asked if epigenetic mechanisms and/or transcription factor alterations determine T cell KIR expression. DNA methylation inhibition activated multiple KIR genes in normal T cells. KIR2DL2 and KIR2D ...[more]