Makoto Yawata

Roles for HLA and KIR polymorphisms in natural killer cell repertoire selection and modulation of effector function

Makoto Yawata, Nobuyo Yawata, Monia Draghi et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2006 · 522 citations · Full text

Synergistic Polymorphism at Two Positions Distal to the Ligand-Binding Site Makes KIR2DL2 a Stronger Receptor for HLA-C Than KIR2DL3

Achim K. Moesta, Paul J. Norman, Makoto Yawata et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2008 · 383 citations · Full text

MHC class I–specific inhibitory receptors and their ligands structure diverse human NK-cell repertoires toward a balance of missing self-response

Makoto Yawata, Nobuyo Yawata, Monia Draghi et al. · Blood · 2008 · 305 citations · Full text

Cutting Edge: Allele-Specific and Peptide-Dependent Interactions between KIR3DL1 and HLA-A and HLA-B

Hathairat Thananchai, Geraldine M. Gillespie, Maureen P. Martin et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2007 · 226 citations · Full text

Predominance of group A KIR haplotypes in Japanese associated with diverse NK cell repertoires of KIR expression

Makoto Yawata, Nobuyo Yawata, Karina L. McQueen et al. · Immunogenetics · 2002 · 196 citations

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