PMID- 31627371 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200928 LR - 20200928 IS - 1999-4915 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4915 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct 17 TI - The Evolutionary Arms Race between Virus and NK Cells: Diversity Enables Population-Level Virus Control. LID - 10.3390/v11100959 [doi] LID - 959 AB - Viruses and natural killer (NK) cells have a long co-evolutionary history, evidenced by patterns of specific NK gene frequencies in those susceptible or resistant to infections. The killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) ligands together form the most polymorphic receptor-ligand partnership in the human genome and govern the process of NK cell education. The KIR and HLA genes segregate independently, thus creating an array of reactive potentials within and between the NK cell repertoires of individuals. In this review, we discuss the interplay between NK cell education and adaptation with virus infection, with a special focus on three viruses for which the NK cell response is often studied: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Through this lens, we highlight the complex co-evolution of viruses and NK cells, and their impact on viral control. FAU - Savoy, Sarah K A AU - Savoy SKA AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R5, Canada. sarah.ka.savoy@dal.ca. FAU - Boudreau, Jeanette E AU - Boudreau JE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0203-2180 AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R5, Canada. Jeanette.boudreau@dal.ca. AD - Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R5, Canada. Jeanette.boudreau@dal.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20191017 PL - Switzerland TA - Viruses JT - Viruses JID - 101509722 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Receptors, KIR) SB - IM MH - *Biological Coevolution MH - Cytomegalovirus/genetics/immunology MH - Genetic Variation MH - Genotype MH - HIV-1/genetics/immunology MH - HLA Antigens/immunology MH - Hepacivirus/genetics/immunology MH - Host Microbial Interactions/genetics/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Killer Cells, Natural/*immunology MH - Receptors, KIR/immunology MH - Viruses/*genetics/*immunology PMC - PMC6832630 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIV OT - HLA OT - KIR OT - cytomegalovirus OT - education OT - hepatitis C OT - human leukocyte antigens OT - immunogenetics OT - killer immunoglobulin-like receptors OT - licensing OT - natural killer cells OT - virus infection COIS- The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist. EDAT- 2019/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/29 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/01 CRDT- 2019/10/20 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - v11100959 [pii] AID - viruses-11-00959 [pii] AID - 10.3390/v11100959 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Viruses. 2019 Oct 17;11(10):959. doi: 10.3390/v11100959.