Study of KIR gene expression at the mRNA level in specific donor-derived NK cells after allogeneic HSCT

The function of natural killer (NK) cells after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is regulated by the balance between inhibitory KIRs (iKIRs) and activating KIRs (aKIRs). However, few studies have examined the subsequent expression of KIR genes unique to the donor. We defined the set of KIR genes expressed only in the donor and designed a method for measuring the expression of these KIR genes by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) based on genetic cloning techniques. In this study, we evaluated the recovery pattern of KIR genes in 252 donor-recipient pairs. The expression of each KIR unique to the donor was in line with that of KIR genes shared by the donor and recipient, such as KIR2DS1, KIR3DS1, KIR2DS4, or KIR2DS3. The timing of the peak mRNA expression of aKIRs unique to the donor was inconsistent but occurred within the first 3 months posttransplantation, whereas the peak mRNA expression of iKIRs was consistently observed in the third month after transplantation. The expression of KIR2DL2 in the third month posttransplantation was significantly higher in the transplant recipients than in the donors (p = 0.01). The KIR2DL1 and KIR3DL1 levels in the transplant recipients in the second and third months posttransplantation were also obviously higher than the donor levels (p < 0.0001). Thus, these observations should be considered when attempting to predict the correlation between mRNA expression and prognosis after allo-HSCT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Immunogenetics - 72(2020), 3 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 135-141

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tian [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Huanhuan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Luyao [VerfasserIn]
Bao, Xiaojing [VerfasserIn]
He, Jun [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
MRNA expression
NK cell
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, KIR
Receptors, KIR2DL1
Receptors, KIR3DL1
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Specific donor-derived KIR genes

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Date Completed 11.05.2020

Date Revised 03.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00251-019-01153-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305000756