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Painting Qa-2 onto Ped slow preimplantation embryos increases the rate of cleavage.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Jul 2000
McElhinny A S, Exley G E, Warner C M
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PROBLEM: Qa-2 protein, the Ped gene product, is linked to the cell surface by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. Some GPI-linked proteins can be spontaneously incorporated into the membranes of cells via a technique called "protein painting."We investigated whether Qa-2 could be painted onto T cells and embryos and whether the painted protein would be functional. METHOD OF STUDY: Incorporation of Qa-2...
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