A family of receptors found on NK CELLS that have specificity for a variety of HLA ANTIGENS. KIR receptors contain up to three different extracellular immunoglobulin-like domains referred to as D0, D1, and D2 and play an important role in blocking NK cell activation against cells expressing the appropriate HLA antigens thus preventing cell lysis. Although they are often referred to as being inhibitory receptors, a subset of KIR receptors may also play an activating role in NK cells.

Descriptor ID	D054340
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.543.750.705.895.500
Concept/Terms	Receptors, KIR Receptors, KIR Killer Inhibitory Receptors Inhibitory Receptors, Killer Receptors, Killer Inhibitory Receptor, p58 NK Cell p58 Natural Killer Cell Receptor KIR Receptor Receptor, KIR p58 NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Receptor, Killer Inhibitory Killer Inhibitory Receptor Inhibitory Receptor, Killer Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor, Killer Killer Immunoglobulin Like Receptor Receptor, Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Like Receptor KIR Family Receptors Family Receptors, KIR Receptors, KIR Family KIR Receptors Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor (KIR) Family of Receptors Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Like Receptors p58 NK Cell Receptor p58 NK Cell Receptors

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