Article
Loss of HLA haplotype and B locus down-regulation in melanoma cell lines.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Aug 1994
Marincola F M, Shamamian P, Alexander R B, Gnarra J R, Turetskaya R L, Nedospasov S A, Simonis T B, Taubenberger J K, Yannelli J, Mixon A
Abstract excerpt
The expression of HLA class I molecules on tumor cells is vital for CD8+T cell recognition of tumor Ags. Loss of HLA class I Ag expression as a result of defective beta 2-microglobulin genes has been described in melanoma cells. To further evaluate mechanisms of tumor escape, HLA class I Ag expre...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- DNA Primers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- HLA Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma
- Melanoma
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Messenger
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
