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A common single nucleotide polymorphism in endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 induces a specificity switch that leads to altered antigen processing.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2012
Evnouchidou Irini, Birtley James, Seregin Sergey, Papakyriakou Athanasios, Zervoudi Efthalia, Samiotaki Martina, Panayotou George, Giastas Petros, Petrakis Olivia, Georgiadis Dimitris, Amalfitano Andrea, Saridakis Emmanuel, Mavridis Irene M, Stratikos Efstratios
Abstract excerpt
Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases 1 and 2 (ERAP1 and ERAP2) cooperate to trim antigenic peptide precursors for loading onto MHC class I molecules and help regulate the adaptive immune response. Common coding single nucleotide polymorphisms in ERAP1 and ERAP2 have been linked with predisposition to human diseases ranging from viral and bacterial infections to autoimmunity and cancer. It has been hypothesized...
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