NKG2D is a type
of immunoreceptor — a molecule present on the surface of the body's immune cells that recognises signals from normal cells that are distressed.
Not exact matches
Here, we show that in the antibody - mediated autoimmune disease pemphigus vulgaris (PV), autoantigen - based chimeric
immunoreceptors can direct T cells to kill autoreactive B lymphocytes through the specificity
of the B cell receptor (BCR).
The sequence, called an ITAM (
immunoreceptor tyrosine - based activation motif), encodes a piece
of protein that can by itself signal immune system cells to multiply and go to work.