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Table 4 Effects of virus on NKG2D expression

From: Natural killer group 2D receptor and its ligands in cancer immune escape

virus

Mechanism

Function

Reference

HCMV

HCMV-miR-UL112 interferes with MICB mRNA

MICB↓

[70]

JCV, BKV

JCV/BKV miR-J1/B1-3p interferes with ULBP3 mRNA

ULBP3↓

[71]

HBV

HBc and HBx promote the expression of GATA-2 and GATA-3

MICA/B↓

[72]

HCV

NS3/4A protein

NKG2DL↓

[73]

AdV

E3/19 K protein

NKG2DL stored

[74]

VSV

n.d

MEI

[75]

HIV

n.d

sNKG2DLs↑

[76]

  1. n.d not determined, MEI membrane expression inhibition, ↓: decrease; ↑: increase