title: Biochemical and functional analyses of a secreted H-2Ld molecule.
abstract: A truncated H-2Ld gene was constructed by deleting the transmembrane and cytoplasmic exons. The truncated H-2Ld gene was introduced into mouse L cells using the thymidine kinase gene as a selectable marker. Transformants were isolated and screened for the presence of truncated H-2Ld antigen. The truncated H-2Ld gene product was present in both the cytoplasm and culture medium, but not on the cell surface. The truncated H-2Ld antigen was stable in culture medium for at least 9 h and was secreted into the medium at a rate similar to the kinetics with which complete H-2 antigens reach the cell surface. Transformants expressing the truncated H-2Ld molecule were not recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for the H-2Ld antigen.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005091:Exons; D005796:Genes; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D007700:Kinetics; D007739:L Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006183:H-2 Antigens; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D013937:Thymidine Kinase