Polymorphism of duck MHC class molecules

Superantigen and class II MHC molecules.

MHC class I molecules, structure and function.

MHC class I molecules (MHC-I) are cell surface recognition elements expressed on virtually all somatic cells. These molecules sample peptides generated within the cell and signal the cell's physiological state to effector cells of the immune system, both T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. In addition, molecules structurally related to MHC-I, collectively known as MHC-Ib, are more spec...

Avian Cell-mediated Immunity. Distinctive Polymorphism of Chicken B-fi (class I Mhc) Molecules

s of papers 3 7 Non-MHC alloantigen genes affecting immunity. W. E. Briles*, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115. An alloantigen is a genetically determined cell-surface molecule detected by specific antisera. An identifying letter has been assigned to each genetic locus responsible for the eleven distinct families of alloantigens A, C, D, E, H, I, J, K, L, P, and R. The genes of eac...

Class II Molecules Determines the Intracellular Fate of MHC Class II Molecules and Bound Peptide Hydrogen Bond Integrity Between MHC

194 Internalization of Class I Mhc Molecules in T Cells

A vast port ion o f the immunological l i terature has been dedicated, in the last 15 years, to the role of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) ~ in the immune response. T h e r e is now agreement (1, 2) that the molecules coded by the genes of the MHC are essential for cellular interactions and ultimately for self, not-self distinction, at least for what concerns the response o f the T ...