title: A single-chain murine class I major transplantation antigen.
abstract: Single-chain mouse Kd molecules (SC-Kd) were engineered by connecting residue 276 of Kd heavy chain to the first residue of beta 2-microglobulin through spacers of various lengths, and expressed intracellularly in monkey COS-1 cells. Labeled SC-Kd molecules were found to react with several monoclonal antibodies which recognize native Kd molecules. SC-Kd-15 (with a spacer of 15 residues) was studied in more details. It could be purified and shown to regain a native-like structure after treatment with denaturing agents. Purified SC-Kd-15 could bind certain peptides in a manner qualitatively similar to the Kd.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biologie Molèculaire du Gène, INSERM U.277, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mottez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jaulin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Godeau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choppin
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kourilsky
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015488:HIV Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin