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Analysis of HLA-DR polymorphism by two-dimensional peptide mapping.

G Corte, G Damiani, F Calabi

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    |January 1, 1981
    PubMed
    Summary

    The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR beta chain exhibits significant polymorphism, suggesting it carries alloantigenic specificities. Alpha chains show limited variability, indicating they are less involved in DR antigen diversity.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunogenetics
    • Molecular immunology
    • Human Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) research

    Background:

    • DR antigens are crucial membrane glycoproteins encoded by the human MHC.
    • Understanding DR antigen polymorphism is key to immune system research.
    • DR antigens consist of alpha and beta chains, each with potential for variability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the polymorphism of human Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) encoded DR antigens.
    • To determine the extent of variability in alpha and beta chains of DR antigens.
    • To identify which chain (alpha or beta) is the primary carrier of alloantigenic specificities.

    Main Methods:

    • Purification of four homozygous DR antigens via immunoabsorption from lymphoblastoid cell lines.

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  • Radiolabeling with 125I followed by separation of alpha and beta chains using SDS-PAGE.
  • Two-dimensional peptide mapping after pepsin digestion for comparative analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant polymorphism observed in DR beta chains, with only 43% shared peptides and 15-21% unique peptides.
    • Limited variability found in DR alpha chains, showing 75% homology and very few unique peptides.
    • DR7 alpha chain lacked unique peptides, reinforcing the role of the beta chain in specificity.

    Conclusions:

    • The DR beta chain is the primary carrier of alloantigenic specificities due to its high polymorphism.
    • Limited variability in alpha chains suggests they do not significantly contribute to DR alloantigenic diversity.
    • Allele-associated polymorphism in beta chains supports their MHC encoding, unlike alpha chains.
    • Findings suggest an analogy between human DR antigens and mouse I-E/C antigens.