MICA-129 Dimorphism and Soluble MICA Are Associated With the Progression of Multiple Myeloma.

Zingoni A, Vulpis E, Cecere F, Amendola MG, Fuerst D, Saribekyan T, Achour A, Sandalova T, Nardone I, Peri A, Soriani A, Fionda C, Mariggiò E, Petrucci MT, Ricciardi MR, Mytilineos J, Cippitelli M, Cerboni C, Santoni A

Front Immunol 9 (-) 926 [2018-05-01; online 2018-05-01]

Natural killer (NK) cells are immune innate effectors playing a pivotal role in the immunosurveillance of multiple myeloma (MM) since they are able to directly recognize and kill MM cells. In this regard, among activating receptors expressed by NK cells, NKG2D represents an important receptor for the recognition of MM cells, being its ligands expressed by tumor cells, and being able to trigger NK cell cytotoxicity. The MHC class I-related molecule A (MICA) is one of the NKG2D ligands; it is encoded by highly polymorphic genes and exists as membrane-bound and soluble isoforms. Soluble MICA (sMICA) is overexpressed in the serum of MM patients, and its levels correlate with tumor progression. Interestingly, a methionine (Met) to valine (Val) substitution at position 129 of the α2 heavy chain domain classifies the MICA alleles into strong (

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PubMed 29765374

DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00926

Crossref 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00926

pmc: PMC5938351


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