Gene Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE The NKG2D-NKG2D ligand (NKG2DL) pathway has been considered to be promising target for immunotherapy because of the selective expression of "stress-induced ligands" on tumor cells and the strong NK cell activating potency of NKG2D. 31720075 2019
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE CAR T cells based on modified NKG2D receptors are effective against many types of tumors, and their efficacy is mediated through direct cytotoxicity and cytokine production. 27849169 2016
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE We observe the downregulation of several activation receptors including CD16, CD62L, C-X-C chemokine receptor (CXCR)-4, natural killer group 2 member D (NKG2D), DNAX accessory molecule (DNAM)-1, and NKp46 following tumor-priming. 31242243 2019
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE The strong expression of NKG2D ligands by tumor cells was confirmed in situ by immunohistochemical staining of KS biopsies. 22253598 2012
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Notably, NK cell clones expressing low surface densities of NCR (NCR(dull)) could lyse these tumors in an exclusively NKG2D-dependent fashion. 11298332 2001
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Studies using RNA interference not only revealed a prominent role of ADAM10 and ADAM17 in NKG2D ligand shedding but also a tumor cell-specific role of ADAM10 and/or ADAM17 in shedding of MICA or MICB. 23526433 2013
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Whereas MICA expressed on the cell surface stimulates the immunoreceptor natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D), the secreted form down-regulates NKG2D activity, thus allowing the tumor to escape immunosurveillance by NKG2D-expressing cells. 18951065 2009
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Murine NKG2D recognition of MICA/B is an important receptor-ligand interaction used by NK cells in immunodeficient strains to limit engraftment of human tumors. 19447870 2009
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE The stimulatory NKG2D receptor on lymphocytes promotes tumor immune surveillance by targeting ligands selectively induced on cancer cells. 25291178 2014
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE In a form of autoimmune attack, NKG2D promotes tissue damage, mostly in the inflamed tissue adjacent to the tumor, facilitating tumor progression while being ineffective at rejecting transformed cells in the tumor bed. 30150983 2018
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE In a co-culture system of tumour cell culture supernatant (TSN) and murine NK cell, IDO1 was substantially increased, while NKG2D was markedly downregulated in NK cells. 30268986 2018
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Notably, antagonizing miR-20a action enhanced the NKG2D-mediated killing of tumor cells in both in vitro and in vivo models of tumors. 24813230 2014
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Ultimately prescreening patients undergoing such immune cell therapies might be used to personalize cancer treatment regimens based on the NKG2D-ligand status of the tumor. 21389869 2011
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Thus, it is essential to regulate the expression of NKG2D ligands in order to ensure effective tumor immunosurveillance and the elimination of pathogen-infected cells. 18422748 2008
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE However, soluble NKG2D ligands are released from tumour cells and can down-modulate NKG2D activation as a means of tumour immune escape. 23679194 2013
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE In addition, our result suggests that the inhibition of cleavage and release of MIC molecules from the tumor surface could potentially improve NKG2D-dependent cytotoxicity. 26449615 2017
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Here, the expression of NKG2D ligands was investigated in human primary NB tumors and cell lines because scanty information is available on this issue. 15548365 2005
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, is reported to exert anti-tumor effects by upregulating the expression of the natural killer group 2D (NKG2D) ligands on tumor cells; however, the mechanisms vary in different tumor types, and the effect and mechanism of action of VPA in pancreatic cancer cells are unknown. 24885711 2014
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Upon coculture with LN MSCs, CD8(+)αβT and γδT cells strongly reduced their cytolytic activity against NKG2D-L(+) targets; this seems to be the result of TGF-β, present at the tumor site, produced in vitro by LN MSCs and able to down-regulate the expression of NKG2D on T lymphocytes. 22167753 2012
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Taken together, our data provide strong evidence for an immune escape mechanism of tumors via alternative splicing of ULBP RNA to generate a free soluble ULBP protein, RAET1E2, that may impair NKG2D-mediated NK cell cytotoxicity to tumors. 17470428 2007
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Taken together, our data suggest that ULBP4 functions as a ligand for both TCRgammadelta and NKG2D and may play a key role in immune surveillance of tumor development and clearance of viral infection. 19436053 2009
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Consistent with these signaling activities, above-threshold expression of NKG2D-DAP10 in a ligand-bearing tumor line increases its bioenergetic metabolism and proliferation, thus suggesting functional similarity between this immunoreceptor and tumor growth factor receptors. 21321202 2011
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE All of these features affect the characteristics of the immune response exerted by NKG2D-expressing cells and are likely to be important factors in the clearance of a tumour or the development of autoimmunity. 29521021 2018
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE <b>Purpose:</b> NKG2D ligands (NKG2DL) are expressed on various tumor types and immunosuppressive cells within tumor microenvironments, providing suitable targets for cancer therapy. 28659311 2017
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Proteolytic shedding of ligands for the NK group 2D (NKG2D) receptor is a strategy used by tumors to modulate immune recognition by NK cells and cytotoxic T cells. 24973455 2014