Decidual NK Cells Kill Zika Virus–Infected Trophoblasts

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Zika virus infection of trophoblasts caused endoplasmic reticulum stress, which made them decidual NK targets by down-regulating HLA-C/G, natural killer inhibitory receptor ligands that helped maintain tolerance of the semiallogeneic fetus.
[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]
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