ERAP1 CONTROLS THE INTERACTION OF THE INHIBITORY RECEPTOR KIR3DL1 WITH HLA-B51:01 BY AFFECTING NATURAL KILLER CELL FUNCTION

ERAP1 Controls the Interaction of the Inhibitory Receptor KIR3DL1 With HLA-B51:01 by Affecting Natural Killer Cell Function

The endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase ERAP1 regulates innate and adaptive immune responses by trimming peptides for presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules.Previously, we have shown that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of ERAP1 on murine and human tumor cell lines perturbs the engagement of NK cell inhibito

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The role of contextual and prosodic factors on consonant lenition and elision. The case of intervocalic [j] in Majorcan Catalan

This paper looks for an interpretation of the phonetic factors causing consonant lenition and elision to occur through an analysis of intervocalic [j] in Majorcan, a dialect of Catalan spoken in the Mediterranean island of Majorca.Articulatory and acoustic data for several Majorcan Catalan speakers still producing the palatal glide in all word posi

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Quality microbiological diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, an essential component of antimicrobial resistance surveillance and control efforts in Pacific island nations

Problem: Emerging bacterial antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human health.However, a majority of lower income countries do not have microbiological diagnostic testing for prompt, reliable confirmation of bloodstream infection and identification of AMR.Context: Clinicians in Pacific island nations are increasingly ch

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