Article
The nonpolymorphic MHC class II isotype, HLA-DQA2, is expressed on the surface of B lymphoblastoid cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 1997
Rudy G B, Lew A M
Abstract excerpt
The more centromeric of the two human MHC class II DQA genes, DQA2, has not previously been shown to express a protein product. However, its high degree of sequence similarity to DQA1, the fact that it is highly evolutionarily conserved, and the recent demonstration of its transcription in some c...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cell Fractionation
- Cell Line, Transformed
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Isoantigens
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Membrane Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Precipitin Tests
- Transfection