TY - JOUR AU - Ashiru, Omodele AU - López-Cobo, Sheila AU - Fernández Messina, Lola María AU - Lola Fernández-Messina AU - Pontes-Quero, Samuel AU - Pandolfi, Rachele AU - Reyburn, Hugh  AU - Valés-Gómez, Mar PY - 2013 DO - 10.1042/bj20130194 SN - 0264-6021 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97172 T2 - Biochemical Journal AB - The human MICA (MHC I-related chain A) gene, encoding a ligand for the NKG2D (NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein) receptor, is highly polymorphic. A group of MICA alleles, named MICA 5.1 (prototype, MICA*008), produce a truncated protein due to... LA - eng M2 - 295 KW - Exosome KW - Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein KW - human NKG2D-ligand KW - MICA polymorphism KW - NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein (NKG2D) TI - A GPI anchor explains the unique biological features of the common NKG2D-ligand allele MICA*008 TY - journal article VL - 454 ER -