Volume 84, Issue 2, Pages 233-235 (August 2013) Natural killer cell response to BK virus infection in polyoma virus–associated nephropathy of renal transplant recipients Philip D. Acott Kidney International Volume 84, Issue 2, Pages 233-235 (August 2013) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.148 Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Proposed relationship between natural killer cells and BK virus-infected renal tubular epithelial cells, depending on the presence or absence of major histocompatibility complex ligands. KIR, killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; NK, natural killer; RTEC, renal tubular epithelial cell. Kidney International 2013 84, 233-235DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.148) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions