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Empty MHC class I molecules come out in the cold.
Nature - 2 Aug 1990
Ljunggren H G, Stam N J, Ohlén C, Neefjes J J, Höglund P, Heemels M T, Bastin J, Schumacher T N, Townsend A, Kärre K
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules present antigen by transporting peptides from intracellularly degraded proteins to the cell surface for scrutiny by cytotoxic T cells. Recent work suggests that peptide binding may be required for efficient assembly and intracellular transport of MHC class I molecules, but it is not clear whether class I molecules can ever assemble in the absence of...
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