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A single polymorphic residue within the peptide-binding cleft of MHC class I molecules determines spectrum of tapasin dependence.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jan 2003
Park Boyoun, Lee Sungwook, Kim Euijae, Ahn Kwangseog
Abstract excerpt
Different HLA class I alleles display a distinctive dependence on tapasin for surface expression and Ag presentation. In this study, we show that the tapasin dependence of HLA class I alleles correlates to the nature of the amino acid residues present at the naturally polymorphic position 114. The tapasin dependence of HLA class I alleles bearing different residues at position 114 decreases in the order of...
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