Alternative splicing of HLA-G transcripts yields proteins with primary structures resembling both class I and class II antigens.

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We have investigated HLA-G mRNA expression in cells and tissues expressing the gene. This analysis has demonstrated that the HLA-G primary transcript is alternatively spliced to yield at least three distinct mature mRNAs. Sequencing of the transcripts has shown that the largest mRNA is essentially that previously characterized, encoding a leader sequence, three external domains, a transmembrane region, and a...

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