Article
The peptide-binding motif of HLA-DR8 shares important structural features with other type 1 diabetes-associated alleles.
Genes and immunity - 1 Oct 2011
Muixí L, Gay M, Muñoz-Torres P M, Guitart C, Cedano J, Abian J, Alvarez I, Jaraquemada D
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to characterize the peptide-binding motif of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II HLA-DR8 molecule included in the type 1 diabetes-associated haplotype DRB1(*)0801-DQA1(*)0401/DQB1(*)0402 (DR8-DQ4), and compare it with that of other diabetes-associated MHC class II alleles; DR8-bound peptides were eluted from an HLA-DR homozygous lymphoblastoid cell line. The...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- HLA-DR Serological Subtypes
- Humans
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptides
