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Expression of HLA class I heavy chains and beta 2-microglobulin does not affect human cytomegalovirus infectivity.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 1991
Beersma M F, Wertheim-van Dillen P M, Geelen J L, Feltkamp T E
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) purified from urine or tissue culture supernatant has been reported to contain beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2m), which forms the light chain of HLA class I molecules. It has been postulated that HCMV covered with beta 2m binds to HLA class I alpha-chains at the cell surface. In the present study we used transfected human and mouse cell lines expressing distinct allelic forms of HLA...
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