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Characterization and allelic variation of the transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP) genes in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris).
Developmental and comparative immunology - 1 Dec 2013
Gojanovich Gregory S, Ross Peter, Holmer Savannah G, Holmes Jennifer C, Hess Paul R
Abstract excerpt
The function of the transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP) complex is to shuttle antigenic peptides from the cytosol to the endoplasmic reticulum to load MHC class I molecules for CD8(+) T-cell immunosurveillance. Here we report the promoter and coding regions of the canine TAP1 and TAP2 genes, which encode the homologous subunits forming the TAP heterodimer. By sampling genetically divergent...
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