| 2007 |
KIR2DS1-expressing NK cells from donors homozygous for HLA-C1 are activated by target cells expressing the C2 group HLA-C antigens, producing IFN-γ and mediating allocytotoxicity. This activation is blocked by antibodies to both HLA class I and KIR2DS1, confirming direct HLA-C2 recognition by KIR2DS1. NK clones expressing KIR2DS1 mRNA but lacking KIR2DL1 mRNA demonstrate that KIR2DS1 itself (not absence of inhibitory signal) mediates C2-induced IFN-γ production. |
NK clone functional assays (IFN-γ intracellular staining, cytotoxicity assays), antibody blocking experiments, mRNA expression analysis of KIR2DS1 vs KIR2DL1 in clones |
Journal of immunology |
High |
17617576
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| 2008 |
In a characterized alloreactive NK clone, KIR2DS1-mediated activation by HLA-C2 targets overrides NKG2A-mediated inhibitory signaling. Homozygous HLA-C2 targets were lysed more strongly than heterozygous C1/C2 targets. Anti-CD158a (KIR2DS1) antibody blocked lysis, confirming KIR2DS1 as the responsible receptor. |
NK clone cytotoxicity assays with defined HLA-C2+ targets, anti-KIR2DS1 (CD158a) antibody blocking, receptor expression profiling of the clone |
International immunology |
Medium |
18308713
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| 2011 |
KIR2DS1+ NK cells efficiently kill HLA-C2+ myelomonocytic dendritic cells (DCs) and T-cell blasts. In NK clones from C2/C2 Bw4/Bw4 donors, activating signals from KIR2DS1 override inhibitory signals from NKG2A or KIR2DL2/L3 co-expressed on the same clone. In C1/C2 targets, KIR2DS1+ NK cells are inhibited by co-expressed KIR2DL2/L3 but not by NKG2A, defining a hierarchical dominance relationship. |
NK clone cytotoxicity assays against defined HLA-typed target cells (DCs, T-cell blasts); NK clones with defined receptor co-expression patterns |
Blood |
High |
21355085
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| 2013 |
KIR2DS1+ decidual NK (dNK) cells are strongly activated upon binding HLA-C2 on trophoblasts. Activation of KIR2DS1+ dNK cells triggers production of GM-CSF (detected by intracellular FACS and ELISA). GM-CSF in turn enhances migration of primary trophoblast and JEG-3 trophoblast cells in vitro, providing a molecular mechanism for KIR2DS1-mediated improvement of placentation. Microarray analysis revealed distinct gene expression responses in dNK co-expressing KIR2DS1+KIR2DL1 vs. those expressing only KIR2DL1. |
Microarray transcriptomics of sorted dNK subsets, intracellular FACS for GM-CSF, ELISA for secreted GM-CSF, in vitro trophoblast migration assays (primary trophoblast and JEG-3 cells) |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
24091323
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| 2013 |
KIR2DS1+ NK cells acquire CCR7 from allogeneic HLA-C2+ CCR7+ cells (lymphoblastoid cell lines, DCs, T-cell blasts) by trogocytosis, thereby gaining migratory capacity toward lymph node chemokines. This CCR7 uptake is enhanced by KIR2DS1 expression and is diminished by co-expression of inhibitory KIR2DL2/L3 (but not by NKG2A in C2/C2 targets). |
Flow cytometry for CCR7 surface acquisition by NK cell clones and fresh NK cells co-incubated with defined allogeneic targets; chemotaxis assays toward lymph node chemokines |
Blood |
Medium |
23449637
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| 2013 |
NK cells from HLA-C2 homozygous donors expressing KIR2DS1 are frequently tolerant to HLA-C2 (reduced frequency of anti-HLA-C2 reactive clones), whereas donors heterozygous or homozygous for HLA-C1 retain high frequencies of KIR2DS1+ anti-HLA-C2 reactive clones. Anti-HLA-C2 cytotoxicity of KIR2DS1+ clones is nearly exclusively restricted to clones lacking inhibitory KIR, demonstrating that co-expression of inhibitory KIR for self-HLA mediates tolerance of KIR2DS1+ cells. KIR2DS1 single-positive anti-HLA-C2 reactive clones persist post-transplantation in HLA-C2+ recipients. |
NK clone cytotoxicity assays against HLA-C2+ targets from donors with defined HLA-C genotypes; receptor expression profiling of clones by PCR and flow cytometry; post-transplantation donor NK clone analysis |
Journal of immunology |
High |
23554313
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| 2016 |
KIR2DS1+ decidual NK cells acquire higher cytotoxic function than KIR2DS1− dNK when exposed to HCMV-infected decidual stromal cells, particularly when stromal cells express HLA-C2. Primary fetal extravillous trophoblasts infected with HCMV did not trigger dNK degranulation or cytokine secretion regardless of KIR2DS1 status, indicating immune privilege limits trophoblast killing even upon viral infection. |
Degranulation assays (CD107a), cytokine secretion assays of sorted KIR2DS1+ vs KIR2DS1− dNK co-cultured with HCMV-infected decidual stromal cells and primary fetal extravillous trophoblasts; HLA-C2 expression on target cells verified |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
27956621
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| 2017 |
KIR2DS1 reporter cells (mouse 2B4 carrying NFAT-GFP with KIR2DS1 and modified DAP12) and primary KIR2DS1+ NK cells are activated specifically by C2-HLA-C+ fibroblasts infected with specific clones of a clinical HCMV strain, but not by uninfected fibroblasts or HLA-C-transfected 721.221 cells. Active viral gene expression is required for KIR2DS1 activation. Anti-HLA class I (W6/32) blocks KIR2DS1 reporter activation but does not block KIR2DL1, indicating differential HLA-C recognition modes by KIR2DS1 vs KIR2DL1. KIR2DS1 binding was restricted to HLA-C group 2 complexes in a systematic screen of 97 HLA-I proteins. |
Mouse 2B4 NFAT-GFP reporter cell system expressing KIR2DS1+DAP12; primary NK cell degranulation assays; systematic binding screen of 97 HLA-I proteins; antibody blocking with W6/32 |
Frontiers in immunology |
High |
28424684
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| 2017 |
KIR2DS1 binding is narrowly restricted to HLA-C group 2 (C2) complexes in a systematic screen of 97 HLA-I proteins, whereas KIR2DL1 shows broader binding specificity. Using KIR2DS1ζ+ Jurkat reporter cells and peptide-pulsed HLA-C*06:02+ TAP1-KO cells, the synthetic peptide SRGPVHHLL presented by HLA-C*06:02 was identified as engaging KIR2DS1. This HLA-C*06:02/SRGPVHHLL complex also activates primary KIR2DS1+ NK cell clones, demonstrating peptide-dependent engagement of KIR2DS1. |
Systematic HLA binding screen (97 HLA-I proteins); KIR2DS1ζ Jurkat reporter cell assay with peptide-pulsed 721.221.TAP1KO-HLA-C*06:02 cells; primary NK clone activation assays |
Scientific reports |
High |
28546555
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| 2011 |
KIR2DS1 self-associates in a well-defined fashion as revealed by circular dichroism spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and atomic force microscopy, suggesting receptor oligomerization may contribute to its signaling mechanism. |
Circular dichroism spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy of purified KIR2DS1 protein |
PloS one |
Medium |
21912587
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| 2025 |
A clade of Plasmodium falciparum RIFIN proteins binds to the KIR2DS1 extracellular domain (the RIFIN-binding surface of KIR2DL1 is conserved in KIR2DS1), resulting in activation of KIR2DS1-expressing NK cells. This demonstrates that KIR2DS1 can recognize a pathogen-derived non-HLA ligand and mediates NK cell activation against malaria-infected erythrocytes. |
Binding studies of RIFIN proteins to KIR2DS1; NK cell activation assays with KIR2DS1-expressing NK cells co-cultured with RIFIN-displaying P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes; structural analysis of RIFIN-KIR binding surfaces |
Nature |
High |
40500441
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| 2024 |
KIR2DS1+ NK cells demonstrate dominantly repressed ADCC (CD16-triggered degranulation) toward tumor cell lines in both missing-self and KIR-ligand matched settings, even in the presence of HLA-C2 (its ligand). This repression was also observed when KIR2DS1+ NK cells were stimulated with a CD34xCD16 bispecific killer engager, indicating KIR2DS1 expression intrinsically dampens ADCC independently of educational status. |
Flow cytometry-based degranulation assays (CD107a) of defined NK cell subsets stimulated with rituximab or CD34xCD16 bispecific killer engager against defined tumor cell lines; NK subset characterization by KIR expression profiling |
Journal of immunology |
Medium |
38240527
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| 2019 |
Co-expression of HLA-C2 ligand diminishes KIR2DL1 (but not KIR2DS1) cell surface staining without affecting the frequencies of KIR2DL1- or KIR2DS1-expressing cells within the NK repertoire, revealing differential ligand-induced receptor downregulation between the inhibitory and activating counterparts. Education (tolerization) of KIR2DS1+ NK cells by HLA-C2 can be overridden by co-expression of self-specific inhibitory receptors such as CD94/NKG2A. |
Flow cytometry with novel allotype-discriminating monoclonal antibodies distinguishing KIR2DL1 and KIR2DS1; analysis of 230 healthy donors; NK functional assays |
Frontiers in immunology |
Medium |
31024561
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| 2010 |
KIR2DS1 is expressed on approximately 10% of circulating NK cells in the absence of KIR2DL1, regardless of donor HLA-C genotype. In HLA-C2 individuals, KIR2DS1 does not induce NK cell education (acquisition of competence) and does not interfere with KIR2DL1-induced NK cell education. KIR2DS1 is also present on rare oligoclonal TCRαβ+CD8α+ and TCRαβ+CD4−CD8− T cell subsets. |
Flow cytometry with discriminating antibodies on primary human NK and T cells from defined HLA-C genotype donors; NK education functional assays |
Clinical immunology |
Medium |
20093094
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