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A mutant cell in which association of class I heavy and light chains is induced by viral peptides

A Townsend1, C Ohlën, L Foster

  • 1Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England.

Association of the Db heavy chain with beta 2-microglobulin and expression of Db and Kb at the surface of the cell are induced by specific peptides in the mutant RMA-S. Association of antigenic peptides with the binding site of class I molecules may be required for correct folding of the heavy chain, association with beta 2-microglobulin, and transport of the antigen-MHC complex to the cell surface.

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