Article
HLA-DR polymorphism affects the interaction with CD4.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Sept 1995
Fleury S, Thibodeau J, Croteau G, Labrecque N, Aronson H E, Cantin C, Long E O, Sékaly R P
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules are highly polymorphic and bind peptides for presentation to CD4+ T cells. Functional and adhesion assays have shown that CD4 interacts with MHC class II molecules, leading to enhanced responses of CD4+ T cells after the activation of the CD4-associated tyrosine kinase p56lck. We have addressed the possible contribution of allelic polymorphism in the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Binding Sites
- CD4 Antigens
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- H-2 Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D
- Humans
- Hybridomas
