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Abstract:
The structures of the N-linked oligosaccharides of mature guinea pig Ia molecules were partially characterized by serial lectin affinity analysis. Those Ia antigens that are thought to be allelic products (Ia.3,5 and Ia.4,5) were found to bear identical oligosaccharides, whereas differences in glycopeptide distribution were found for Ia antigens known to be products of separate I subregions (Ia.2 and Ia.4,5). The two predominant oligosaccharides present on alpha-chains from all three Ia molecules were of the high mannnose type and the triantennary or tetraantennary complex type. Two structurally distinct beta-chains were isolated from Ia.3,5 and Ia.4,5 molecules; beta 1 bore primarily triantennary or tetraantennary complex oligosaccharides, and beta 2 had predominantly biantennary complex-type carbohydrate chains. The composition and distribution of the oligosaccharide moieties of guinea pig Ia molecules indicate that there are structural features shared among guinea pig, murine, and human Ia antigens.
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