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List of works by Massimo Vitale

Activating receptors and coreceptors involved in human natural killer cell-mediated cytolysis.

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An Historical Overview: The Discovery of How NK Cells Can Kill Enemies, Recruit Defense Troops, and More

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Analysis of HLA specificity of human monoclonal antibodies by cytofluorimetry and cell ELISA.

scientific article published on October 1991

Analysis of NK cell/DC interaction in NK-type lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes (LDGL): role of DNAM-1 and NKp30

scientific article published on 04 July 2009

Analysis of natural killer cells in TAP2-deficient patients: expression of functional triggering receptors and evidence for the existence of inhibitory receptor(s) that prevent lysis of normal autologous cells

scientific article published on 01 March 2002

CD45-mediated regulation of LFA1 function in human natural killer cells. Anti-CD45 monoclonal antibodies inhibit the calcium mobilization induced via LFA1 molecules

scientific article published on October 1993

CD73/Adenosine Pathway Involvement in the Interaction of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stem Cells and Bone Cells in the Pre-Metastatic Niche

scientific article published on 04 May 2022

CD94 functions as a natural killer cell inhibitory receptor for different HLA class I alleles: identification of the inhibitory form of CD94 by the use of novel monoclonal antibodies

scientific article published in October 1996

Characterization of an antigen that is recognized on a melanoma showing partial HLA loss by CTL expressing an NK inhibitory receptor

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Combination of ascorbate/epigallocatechin-3-gallate/gemcitabine synergistically induces cell cycle deregulation and apoptosis in mesothelioma cells

scientific article published on 4 November 2013

Combined genotypic and phenotypic killer cell Ig-like receptor analyses reveal KIR2DL3 alleles displaying unexpected monoclonal antibody reactivity: identification of the amino acid residues critical for staining.

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Early liaisons between cells of the innate immune system in inflamed peripheral tissues.

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Effect of tumor cells and tumor microenvironment on NK-cell function.

scientific article published on June 2014

Engagement of p75/AIRM1 or CD33 inhibits the proliferation of normal or leukemic myeloid cells

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Escape of tumor cells from the NK cell cytotoxic activity

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

Evidence that the KIR2DS5 gene codes for a surface receptor triggering natural killer cell function.

scientific article published in August 2008

Expression and function of KIR and natural cytotoxicity receptors in NK-type lymphoproliferative diseases of granular lymphocytes.

scientific article published on 15 May 2003

Expression of the Pseudorabies Virus gB Glycoprotein Triggers NK Cell Cytotoxicity and Increases Binding of the Activating NK Cell Receptor PILRβ

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Function and specificity of human natural killer cell receptors

scientific article published on December 1997

GPR56 as a novel marker identifying the CD56dull CD16+ NK cell subset both in blood stream and in inflamed peripheral tissues.

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Herpesvirus Evasion of Natural Killer Cells.

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How melanoma cells inactivate NK cells

scientific article published on September 2012

Human natural killer cell receptors and co-receptors

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Human natural killer cell receptors for HLA-class I molecules. Evidence that the Kp43 (CD94) molecule functions as receptor for HLA-B alleles

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Human natural killer cells and other innate lymphoid cells in cancer: Friends or foes?

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Hypoxia Modifies the Transcriptome of Human NK Cells, Modulates Their Immunoregulatory Profile, and Influences NK Cell Subset Migration

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Hypoxia downregulates the expression of activating receptors involved in NK-cell-mediated target cell killing without affecting ADCC.

scientific article published on 5 August 2013

Identification and molecular cloning of p75/AIRM1, a novel member of the sialoadhesin family that functions as an inhibitory receptor in human natural killer cells

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Identification of PVR (CD155) and Nectin-2 (CD112) as cell surface ligands for the human DNAM-1 (CD226) activating molecule

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Isolation of a novel KIR2DL3-specific mAb: comparative analysis of the surface distribution and function of KIR2DL2, KIR2DL3 and KIR2DS2.

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Learning how to discriminate between friends and enemies, a lesson from Natural Killer cells.

scientific article published in July 2004

Mechanisms of Resistance to NK Cell Immunotherapy

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Melanoma cells become resistant to NK-cell-mediated killing when exposed to NK-cell numbers compatible with NK-cell infiltration in the tumor.

scientific article published on 25 May 2012

Melanoma immunoediting by NK cells.

scientific article published on December 2012

Modulation of CD112 by the alphaherpesvirus gD protein suppresses DNAM-1-dependent NK cell-mediated lysis of infected cells

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Molecular and functional characterization of IRp60, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that functions as an inhibitory receptor in human NK cells

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Molecular clones of the p58 NK cell receptor reveal immunoglobulin-related molecules with diversity in both the extra- and intracellular domains

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NK Cell-Based Immunotherapy in Cancer Metastasis

scientific article published on 28 December 2018

NK Cells, Tumor Cell Transition, and Tumor Progression in Solid Malignancies: New Hints for NK-Based Immunotherapy?

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NK receptors: tools for a polyvalent cell family

scientific article published on 3 December 2014

NK-cell Editing Mediates Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition via Phenotypic and Proteomic Changes in Melanoma Cell Lines

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

NKp44, a Novel Triggering Surface Molecule Specifically Expressed by Activated Natural Killer Cells, Is Involved in Non–Major Histocompatibility Complex–restricted Tumor Cell Lysis

scientific article published on June 15, 1998

NKp44-NKp44 Ligand Interactions in the Regulation of Natural Killer Cells and Other Innate Lymphoid Cells in Humans

scientific article published on 09 April 2019

Natural Killer (NK)/melanoma cell interaction induces NK-mediated release of chemotactic High Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB1) capable of amplifying NK cell recruitment.

scientific article published on 29 May 2015

Nidogen-1 is a novel extracellular ligand for the NKp44 activating receptor

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

P58 molecules as putative receptors for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules in human natural killer (NK) cells. Anti-p58 antibodies reconstitute lysis of MHC class I-protected cells in NK clones displaying different specificitie

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Perturbations of natural killer cell regulatory functions in respiratory allergic diseases

scientific article published on 03 December 2007

Physical and functional independency of p70 and p58 natural killer (NK) cell receptors for HLA class I: their role in the definition of different groups of alloreactive NK cell clones.

scientific article published on February 1996

Production and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies recognizing HLA-DQ polymorphisms obtained by immunizing mice with transfected L cells

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Pseudorabies Virus US3 Protein Kinase Protects Infected Cells from NK Cell-Mediated Lysis via Increased Binding of the Inhibitory NK Cell Receptor CD300a

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Receptors for HLA class-I molecules in human natural killer cells.

scientific article published on January 1996

Role of NK cells in immunotherapy and virotherapy of solid tumors

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Role of NKG2D in tumor cell lysis mediated by human NK cells: cooperation with natural cytotoxicity receptors and capability of recognizing tumors of nonepithelial origin

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Self class I molecules protect normal cells from lysis mediated by autologous natural killer cells

scientific article published on 01 April 1994

TLR/NCR/KIR: Which One to Use and When?

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

The Uncovered Role of Immune Cells and NK Cells in the Regulation of Bone Metastasis

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

The analysis of the natural killer-like activity of human cytolytic T lymphocytes revealed HLA-E as a novel target for TCR α/β-mediated recognition

scientific article published on December 1, 2001

The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C-specific "activatory" or "inhibitory" natural killer cell receptors display highly homologous extracellular domains but differ in their transmembrane and intracytoplasmic portions

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The human natural killer cell receptor for major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. Surface modulation of p58 molecules and their linkage to CD3 ζ chain, FcεRI γ chain and the p56lck kinase

scientific article published in October 1994

The leukocyte Ig-like receptor (LIR)-1 for the cytomegalovirus UL18 protein displays a broad specificity for different HLA class I alleles: analysis of LIR-1 + NK cell clones

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

The natural killer cell-mediated killing of autologous dendritic cells is confined to a cell subset expressing CD94/NKG2A, but lacking inhibitory killer Ig-like receptors

scientific article published in June 2003

The small subset of CD56brightCD16- natural killer cells is selectively responsible for both cell proliferation and interferon-gamma production upon interaction with dendritic cells

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p46, a novel natural killer cell-specific surface molecule that mediates cell activation

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