passages.id: split_4_test_1270_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: In humans , killer cell immunoglobulin - related receptors ( KIR ) with two immunoglobulin - like domains ( KIR2D ) modulate the lysis of target cells bearing specific HLA-C alleles ( Moretta , A. , Vitale , M. , Bottino , C. , Orengo , A. M. , Morelli , L. , Augugliaro , R. , Barbaresi , M. , Ciccone , E. , and Moretta , L. ( 1993 ) J. Exp. Med. 178 , 597 - 604 ) .