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Current Molecular Medicine

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ISSN (Print): 1566-5240
ISSN (Online): 1875-5666

Recognition of Classical and Heavy Chain Forms of HLA-B27 by Leukocyte Receptors

Author(s): Rachel L. Allen and John Trowsdale

Volume 4, Issue 1, 2004

Page: [59 - 65] Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/1566524043479329

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Abstract

As an MHC class I protein, the disease association of HLA-B27 with inflammatory arthritis has been widely assumed to imply a role for the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) in disease. However, in addition to their classical antigen-presenting role, HLA class I proteins are recognised by members of the killer immunoglobulin receptor (KIR) and leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR / ILT / LIR) families. Unusual properties of HLA-B27 include an ability of free heavy chains (FHC) to reach the cell surface in the absence of β2m and to maintain their peptide-binding groove in vitro. This review describes immunomodulatory receptors that recognise HLA class I, and the recognition of HLA-B27 in both the classical β2m-associated and β2m-independent forms by members of the KIR and LILR families. Alternative recognition of different forms of HLA-B27 by leukocyte receptors could influence the function of cells from both innate and adaptive immune systems, and may indicate a role for various leukocyte populations in HLA-B27-associated inflammatory disease.

Keywords: hla-b27, spondyloarthropathy, ankylosing spondylitis, heavy chain, hc-b27, tcr


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