Nomenclature for the KIR of non-human species

James Robinson; Lisbeth A Guethlein; Giuseppe Maccari; Jeroen Blokhuis; Benjamin N Bimber; Natasja G de Groot; Nicholas D Sanderson; Laurent Abi-Rached; Lutz Walter; Ronald E Bontrop; John A Hammond; Steven G E Marsh; Peter Parham

doi:10.1007/s00251-018-1064-4

Nomenclature for the KIR of non-human species

Immunogenetics. 2018 Sep;70(9):571-583. doi: 10.1007/s00251-018-1064-4. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

Authors

James Robinson^{1

2}, Lisbeth A Guethlein³, Giuseppe Maccari^{1

4}, Jeroen Blokhuis^{5

6}, Benjamin N Bimber⁷, Natasja G de Groot⁵, Nicholas D Sanderson^{4

8}, Laurent Abi-Rached⁹, Lutz Walter¹⁰, Ronald E Bontrop⁵, John A Hammond⁴, Steven G E Marsh^{11

12}, Peter Parham³

Affiliations

¹ Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London, UK.
² UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
³ Department of Structural Biology and Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁴ The Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK.
⁵ Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, Netherlands.
⁶ Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁷ Oregon National Primate Research Centre, Oregon Health and Science University, OR, Beaverton, USA.
⁸ Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁹ Aix-Marseille II University, Marseille, France.
¹⁰ German Primate Centre, Gottingen, Germany.
¹¹ Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London, UK. [email protected].
¹² UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK. [email protected].

Abstract

The increasing number of Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) sequences available for non-human primate species and cattle has prompted development of a centralized database, guidelines for a standardized nomenclature, and minimum requirements for database submission. The guidelines and nomenclature are based on those used for human KIR and incorporate modifications made for inclusion of non-human species in the companion IPD-NHKIR database. Included in this first release are the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), orangutan (Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus), and cattle (Bos taurus).

Keywords: Allele; Database; Gene; KIR; Nomenclature; Sequence; Variant.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
Humans
Macaca mulatta / genetics
Pan troglodytes / genetics
Pongo pygmaeus / genetics
Receptors, KIR*
Terminology as Topic*

Substances

Receptors, KIR

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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Grants and funding