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 Biomarker group BEFREE Thus, NKG2D-DAP10 receptor complexes may activate NK and T cell responses against MICA-bearing tumors. 10426994 1999
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Expression of the NKG2D ligands is low or absent on normal, adult tissues; however, they are constitutively expressed on some tumors and upregulated by retinoic acid. 10894171 2000
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 The combination strategy demonstrated a clear synergistic interaction between cisplatin and IL-2, and NKG2D-based cytotoxicity manifested by increased tumor specific lysis from CTLs and natural killer cells. 12124336 2002
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Expression of NKG2D is reduced markedly on large numbers of tumour-infiltrating and matched peripheral blood T cells from individuals with cancer. 12384702 2002
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE MICA expression is up-regulated upon cellular stress and its expression is correlated to infiltration of human NKG2D-bearing T cells into the tumors. 12894536 2003
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Recent advances in our understanding of NK cell function are due to the identification of activating NK cell receptors, such as Ly49H and NKG2D, for specific viral and tumor ligands (m157 and Rae1, respectively). 14688463 2004
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE This soluble form of MIC engages cells expressing NKG2D, rendering them inactive, and impairs tumour cytolysis. 15182323 2004
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Paradoxically, studies suggest that tumors may evade MIC-NKG2D-mediated immunity by MIC shedding-induced impairment of effector cell function. 15314693 2004
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 Blocking of these ligands using NKG2D tetramers abrogated tumor killing in vitro and in vivo. 15769894 2005
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Here, we demonstrate that DNA-based vaccines, encoding syngeneic or allogeneic NKG2D ligands together with tumor antigens such as survivin or carcinoembryonic antigen, markedly activate both innate and adaptive antitumor immunity. 16040807 2005
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE This review summarizes the biological properties of NKG2D and its ligands and discusses the interactions and regulation of these molecules with emphasis of their significance in microbial infections, tumor immunology, and autoimmune disease. 16329186 2006
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE IFN-dependent down-regulation of the NKG2D ligand H60 on tumors. 16393975 2006
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE It also unveiled a frequent enhancing effect of NKG2D on tumor killing by Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells. 17056540 2006
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 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Comparison of level of NKG2D ligands between normal and tumor tissue using multiplex RT-PCR. 17661204 2007
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE The heat shock protein HSP70 promotes mouse NK cell activity against tumors that express inducible NKG2D ligands. 17911639 2007
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 Current evidence suggests that established tumors subvert NKG2D-mediated tumor immunosurveillance by releasing NKG2D ligands (NKG2DL). 18508446 2008
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Strategies to amplify NKG2D-mediated antitumor responses and counteract tumor immune escape mechanisms will be discussed. 18836475 2008
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 Recent studies in mice demonstrated that NKG2D mediates tumor immune surveillance, suggesting that antitumor immunity in humans could be enhanced by therapeutic manipulation of NKG2D ligand (NKG2DL) expression. 19089914 2009
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Correspondingly, expression of NKG2D ligands on target cells is a requirement for effective tumor immunosurveillance and the elimination of pathogen-infected cells. 19139882 2009
Entrez Id: 100528032
Gene Symbol: KLRC4-KLRK1
KLRC4-KLRK1
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Expanded NK cells had increased TRAIL, FasL and NKG2D expression and significantly higher cytotoxicity against bortezomib-treated tumors compared with resting NK cells. 19308771 2009