Identification and characterization of Fugu orthologues of mammalian interleukin-12 subunits.

abstract：:The presentation of identical peptides by different major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules, termed promiscuity, is a controversial feature of T cell-mediated immunity to pathogens. The astounding diversity of MHC-I molecules in human populations, presumably to enable binding of equally diverse pept...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Maness NJ,Walsh AD,Rudersdorf RA,Erickson PA,Piaskowski SM,Wilson NA,Watkins DI

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune capacity of young and adult axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) was evaluated by examining the combinatorial and junctional diversity of the VH chain. A large number of VDJ rearrangements isolated from 2.5-, 3.5-, 10-, and 24-month-old animals were sequenced. Six JH segments were identified with the canonical st...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Golub R,Fellah JS,Charlemagne J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The KIR gene cluster exhibits a high degree of polymorphism in terms of gene content as well as allelic polymorphism, and data suggest that it is evolving rapidly. The KIR3DL1 locus is one of the most polymorphic loci within this cluster and is unique in that it encodes an activating receptor KIR3DS1, as well as multi...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Martin MP,Pascal V,Yeager M,Phair J,Kirk GD,Hoots K,O'Brien SJ,Anderson SK,Carrington M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the ability of certain inbred strains of mice to develop a delayed-type hypersensitivity response to the male H-Y antigen. It was found that C57BL/10, B10.GD and B10.A(5R) female mice responded to syngeneic male cells. B10.A(4R) females also responded to B10.A(4R) male cells although the reactivity w...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Greene MI,Benacerraf B,Dorf ME

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigate patterns of variation in the KIR cluster in a large and well-characterized sample of worldwide human populations in the Human Genome Diversity Project-Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain (HGDP-CEPH) panel in order to better understand the patterns of diversity in the region. Com...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Hollenbach JA,Nocedal I,Ladner MB,Single RM,Trachtenberg EA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human Lutheran (Lu) blood group antigens are carried by two glycoproteins (gps) that belong to the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily. These gps represent adhesion molecules that function as the unique erythroid receptors for laminin. We report here the cloning and functional expression of the orthologous mouse Lu mR...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Rahuel C,Colin Y,Goossens D,Gane P,El Nemer W,Cartron JP,Le Van Kim C

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rearrangements of the immunoglobulin heavy chain joining region (JH) genes occur in some T lymphocytes, probably because the mechanism for assembly of T-cell receptor encoded genes is very similar to that for immunoglobulins. Two such rearrangements described previously represented proper fusion of a DH and JH gene. W...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Gerondakis S,Bernard O,Cory S,Adams JM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rh and its homologous Rh50 gene products are considered to form heterotetramers on erythrocyte membranes. Rh protein has Rh blood group antigen sites, while Rh50 protein does not, and is more conserved than Rh protein. We previously determined both Rh and Rh50 gene cDNA coding regions from mouse and rat, and carried o...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Kitano T,Saitou N

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human T-cell receptor gamma (TCRG) locus comprises 14 variable genes (TRGV), five joining segments (TRGJ), and two constant region genes (TRGC). The constant gamma 1 gene, TRGC1, consists of three exons, whereas the TRGC2 gene contains four or five exons due to the duplication or triplication of exon 2 and spans 9...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Buresi C,Ghanem N,Huck S,Lefranc G,Lefranc MP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify novel mechanisms regulating allogeneic hematopoietic cell engraftment, we used forward genetics and previously described identification, in mice, of a bone marrow (BM) engraftment quantitative trait locus (QTL), termed Bmgr5. This QTL confers dominant and large allele effects for engraftment susceptibility...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Wang Y,Chen X,Tsai S,Thomas A,Shizuru JA,Cao TM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of NK cells to specifically recognize cells lacking expression of self-MHC class I molecules was discovered over 30 years ago. It provided the foundation for the "missing self" hypothesis. Research in the two past decades has contributed to a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms that determin...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Malmberg KJ,Sohlberg E,Goodridge JP,Ljunggren HG

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-bet is a key regulator for the lineage commitment in CD4+ T helper (Th) 1 cells by activating the hallmark production of interferon-γ. Previously, two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TBX21 promoter, T-1993C and T-1514C, have been shown by statistic studies to associate with systemic lupus erythematosus...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Li J,Li J,You Y,Chen S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peptide repertoire presented on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules is largely determined by the structure of the peptide binding groove. It is expected that the molecules having similar grooves (i.e., belonging to the same supertype) might present similar/overlapping peptides. However, the extent of p...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Rao X,Hoof I,Costa AI,van Baarle D,Keşmir C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the role major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I b molecules may play during mouse embryonic development, we thought it would be interesting to search for additional MHC class I b molecules that might be expressed in preimplantation embryos, and in particular in the trophoblastic lineage. We therefor...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Sipes SL,Medaglia MV,Stabley DL,DeBruyn CS,Alden MS,Catenacci V,Landel CP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the nucleotide polymorphism of activating killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (aKIR) 3DS1 and 2DS3, we developed a novel direct-sequencing method and analyzed DNA samples of 175 KIR3DS1(+) individuals and 72 KIR2DS3(+) individuals from the white population. The putative ligand-binding extracellular ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Luo L,Du Z,Sharma SK,Cullen R,Spellman S,Reed EF,Rajalingam R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) has an important role in regulating macrophage functions that affect innate resistance as well as immune responses. We analyzed the microsatellite polymorphism in the promoter region of the human NRAMP1 gene in 206 type 1 diabetes patients and 200 normal chil...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Bassuny WM,Ihara K,Matsuura N,Ahmed S,Kohno H,Kuromaru R,Miyako K,Hara T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes encoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable region (Ig VH) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been grouped into 11 families. While obtaining a baseline assessment of the various gene families utilized by trout in the production of secreted antibody, we discovered two new families. These proposed Ig...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Brown GD,Kaattari IM,Kaattari SL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interleukin-1 gene family encodes a group of related proteins that exhibit a remarkable pleiotropy in the context of health and disease. The set of indispensable functions they control suggests that these genes should be found in all eukaryotic species. The ligands and receptors of this family have been primarily ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Gibson MS,Kaiser P,Fife M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a bioclinical entity characterized by high serum immunoglobulin G4 concentrations and association with the HLA-DRB1*0405-DQB1*0401 haplotype. However, the precise identity of gene(s) within this haplotype directly responsible for AIP pathogenesis is yet...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Ota M,Katsuyama Y,Hamano H,Umemura T,Kimura A,Yoshizawa K,Kiyosawa K,Fukushima H,Bahram S,Inoko H,Kawa S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic copy number variants (CNVs) are a common, heritable source of inter-individual differences in genomic sequence. Their influence on phenotypic variability and their involvement in the pathogenesis of several common diseases is well established and the object of many current studies. In the course of examining C...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Schwienbacher C,De Grandi A,Fuchsberger C,Facheris MF,Svaldi M,Wjst M,Pramstaller PP,Hicks AA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ranatuerins are antimicrobial peptides of the innate immune system found in ranid frogs. We previously presented evidence that a positive selective sweep had fixed a single allele at the Ranatuerin2 locus in the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens). In this paper, we further investigate the evolutionary history of ran...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Tennessen JA,Blouin MS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus-specific CD8(+) T cells play an important role in controlling HIV/SIV replication. These T cells recognize intracellular pathogen-derived peptides displayed on the cell surface by individual MHC class I molecules. In the SIV-infected rhesus macaque model, five Mamu class I alleles have been thoroughly characteri...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Reed JS,Sidney J,Piaskowski SM,Glidden CE,León EJ,Burwitz BJ,Kolar HL,Eernisse CM,Furlott JR,Maness NJ,Walsh AD,Rudersdorf RA,Bardet W,McMurtrey CP,O'Connor DH,Hildebrand WH,Sette A,Watkins DI,Wilson NA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunofluorescent and immunoelectron-microscopic staining methods were utilized to investigate the localization of Ia antigens in murine keratinizing epithelia. Approximately 3-5% of epidermal cells were shown to be Ia positive. Only dendritic Langerhans cells in the interfollicular epidermis and outer root sheaths we...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Rowden G,Phillips TM,Delovitch TL

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codon bias and base composition in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) sequences have been studied for both class I and II loci in Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes. There is low to moderate codon bias for the MHC of humans and chimpanzees. In the class I loci, the same level of moderate codon bias is seen for HLA-B...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： McWeeney SK,Valdes AM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an investigation of the immune system in the developing zebrafish, Danio rerio, we cloned and characterized a genomic V(H) segment and a number of cDNAs encoding IgM heavy chains. The genomic V(H) has the characteristic features of V(H) in other vertebrates, including a leader segment interrupted by a short...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Danilova N,Hohman VS,Kim EH,Steiner LA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hawaiian monk seal population has experienced precipitous declines in the last 50 years. In this study, we provide evidence that individuals from remaining endangered population exhibit alarming uniformity in class I major histocompatibility (MHC) genes. The peripheral blood leukocyte-derived mRNA of six captive a...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Aldridge BM,Bowen L,Smith BR,Antonelis GA,Gulland F,Stott JL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS II), we have analyzed the expression of H-2K- and H-2D-gene products on the membrane of various cellular components of the murine immune system. Using this serological technique we show a basic difference between T and B lymphocytes. Whereas all cellular components an...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Tartakovsky B,De Baetselier P,Segal S

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Footpad swelling response was used to measure the alloantigenicity of epidermal cells (ECs) in delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH). Strong footpad swelling was observed 3 h after the challenge, and it continued for 48 h after the challenge. Genetical incompatibility between the recipients and the ECs was required to i...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Ishii N,Nakajima H,Aoki I,Ishii T,Takahashi T,Okuda K

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR)B3 and LILRA6 represent a pair of inhibitory/activating receptors with identical extracellular domains and unknown ligands. LILRB3 can mediate inhibitory signaling via immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs in its cytoplasmic tail whereas LILRA6 can signal through ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Bashirova AA,Apps R,Vince N,Mochalova Y,Yu XG,Carrington M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rh-related transcripts present in bone marrow samples from several species of nonhuman primates (chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, crab-eating macaque) have been amplified by RT-polymerase chain reaction using primers deduced from the sequence of human RH genes. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the nonhuman transcripts reve...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Salvignol I,Calvas P,Socha WW,Colin Y,Le Van Kim C,Bailly P,Ruffié J,Cartron JP,Blancher A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00