HLA-G: from biology to clinical benefits

ED Carosella, P Moreau, J LeMaoult… - Trends in …, 2008 - cell.com
The relevance of the nonclassical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecule HLA-G in
human physiological and pathological contexts has been the center of intense investigation …

HLA-G: an immune checkpoint molecule

ED Carosella, N Rouas-Freiss, D Tronik-Le Roux… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
HLA-G is a molecule that was first known to confer protection to the fetus from destruction by
the immune system of its mother, thus critically contributing to fetal–maternal tolerance. The …

Beyond the increasing complexity of the immunomodulatory HLA-G molecule

ED Carosella, B Favier, N Rouas-Freiss… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) is a nonclassic major histocompatibility complex
(MHC) class I molecule that functions as an immunomodulatory molecule capable of …

HLA-G1-expressing antigen-presenting cells induce immunosuppressive CD4+ T cells

J LeMaoult, I Krawice-Radanne… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
We recently reported that HLA-G1-transfected antigen-presenting cells (HLA-G1+ APCs)
were capable of inhibiting alloproliferative responses. The aim of the present work was to …

HLA‐G up‐regulates ILT2, ILT3, ILT4, and KIR2DL4 in antigen presenting cells, NK cells, and T cells

J LeMaoult, K Zafaranloo, C Le Danff… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The nonclassical HLA class I antigen HLA‐G is an inhibitory molecule involved in immune
tolerance and immune escape. HLA‐G exerts its inhibitory functions via interaction with …

Direct Link Between mhc Polymorphism, T Cell Avidity, and Diversity in Immune Defense

I Messaoudi, JAG Patino, R Dyall, J LeMaoult… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Major histocompatibility complex (mhc)–encoded molecules govern immune responses by
presenting antigenic peptides to T cells. The extensive polymorphism of genes encoding …

Immune regulation by pretenders: cell-to-cell transfers of HLA-G make effector T cells act as regulatory cells

J LeMaoult, J Caumartin, M Daouya, B Favier, SL Rond… - Blood, 2007 - ashpublications.org
Trogocytosis is the uptake of membrane fragments from one cell by another and has been
described for immune cells in mice and humans. Functional consequences of trogocytosis …

Trogocytosis‐based generation of suppressive NK cells

J Caumartin, B Favier, M Daouya, C Guillard… - The EMBO …, 2007 - embopress.org
Trogocytosis is a fast uptake of membranes and associated molecules from one cell by
another. Trogocytosis between natural killer (NK) cells and tumors is already described, but …

A systematic review of immunotherapy in urologic cancer: evolving roles for targeting of CTLA-4, PD-1/PD-L1, and HLA-G

ED Carosella, G Ploussard, J LeMaoult… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Context Overexpression of immune checkpoint molecules affects tumor-specific T-cell
immunity in the cancer microenvironment, and can reshape tumor progression and …

Age-related CD8 T cell clonal expansions constrict CD8 T cell repertoire and have the potential to impair immune defense

I Messaoudi, J LeMaoult, JA Guevara-Patino… - The Journal of …, 2004 - rupress.org
Peripheral T cell diversity is virtually constant in the young, but is invariably reduced in aged
mice and humans. CD8+ T cell clonal expansions (TCE) are the most drastic manifestation …