Article
The pathway for processing leader-derived peptides that regulate the maturation and expression of Qa-1b.
Immunity - 1 Sept 1998
Bai A, Broen J, Forman J
Abstract excerpt
Qa-1b and its human homolog, HLA-E, predominantly bind leader peptides derived from other class I molecules. Their presentation is TAP-dependent and proteasome-independent. We demonstrate that Dd targeted to the cytosol does not generate the Qa-1b peptide epitope even in the presence of lactacyst...
Topics
- Acetylcysteine
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation
- Carrier Proteins
- Cell Membrane
- Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors
- Epitopes
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
