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Class I MHC allochimeric presentation of composite immunogenic and self epitopes induces tolerance to genetically diverse rat strains.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jul 2007
Semiletova Natalya V, Shen Xiu-Da, Feldman Daniel M, Gao Feng, Mhoyan Ana, Liu Dhai, Busuttil Ronald W, Kupiec-Weglinski Jerzy W, Ghobrial Rafik M
Abstract excerpt
Functional topography of rat class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule was studied. The alpha1-helical sequences that are shared by class I RT1.A(l) and RT1.A(u) were substituted in the RT1.A(a) molecule to produce the composite [alpha(1h)(l/u)]-RT1.A(a) MHC class I allochimeric molecule. Dominant immunogenic epitopes that induce accelerated rejection were identified within the hypervariable regions...
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