Downregulation of natural killer cell–activating ligand CD155 by human cytomegalovirus UL141
- 9 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 6 (2), 181-188
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1156
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are crucial in the control of cytomegalovirus infections in mice and humans. Here we show that the viral UL141 gene product has an immunomodulatory function that is associated with low-passage strains of human cytomegalovirus. UL141 mediated efficient protection of cells against killing by a wide range of human NK cell populations, including interferon-α-stimulated bulk cultures, polyclonal NK cell lines and most NK cell clones tested. Evasion of NK cell killing was mediated by UL141 blocking surface expression of CD155, which was previously identified as a ligand for NK cell-activating receptors CD226 (DNAM-1) and CD96 (TACTILE). The breadth of the UL141-mediated effect indicates that CD155 has a key role in regulating NK cell function.Keywords
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