Authors: Toshio Yabe Manabu Suzuki Ryozaburo Mukai Masahiro Satake Takeo Juji Hideo Hamaguchi
Publish Date: 1984/03
Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-
Abstract
Thank you for visiting naturecom You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS To obtain the best experience we recommend you use a more up to date browser or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer In the meantime to ensure continued support we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScriptHLADRw9 antigen of which frequency is relatively high in Japanese is identified and analyzed by twodimensional gel electrophoresis using antiDRw9 alloantisera and monoclonal antibodies against human class II antigens The DRw9 antigen consists of one set of heavy and light chains on the cell surface and the Ii chain is associated with the heavy chainlight chain complex in intracellular regions The DRw9 light chain is distinct from the DR4 and DR7 light chains but the DRw9 heavy chain is identical with the DR4 and DR7 heavy chain suggesting that the DRw9 light chain carries the antigenic specificity recognized by the antiDRw9 alloantisera The amount of the DRw9 antigen is extremely large compared with the other class II antigens in the total class II antigen pool as reported previously for the DR4 antigen The data presented in this paper indicate that the DRw9 antigen is present as an independent DR molecule and has the polypeptide constitution characteristic of the DR antigen
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