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Immunopeptidomics: Isolation of Mouse and Human MHC Class I- and II-Associated Peptides for Mass Spectrometry Analysis
Published on: October 15, 2021
Molecular aspects of HLA class II alphabeta heterodimers associated with IDDM susceptibility and protection
1Virginia Mason Research Center and Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195-7710, USA. ettinger@u.washington.edu
Abstract:
HLA-DQ alleles are strongly associated with IDDM susceptibility and protection. Studies assessing the molecular properties of HLA-DR, a HLA class II locus in linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DQ, have made substantial contributions toward elucidating the structure and function of HLA class II molecules. Reports on the molecular properties of HLA-DQ are now following and have revealed interesting observations regarding the stability of HLA-DQ alphabeta heterodimers. Future work is expected to provide an understanding of the mechanism by which HLA-DQ is associated with IDDM susceptibility and protection.
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