title: Identification of murine H-2Db histocompatibility antigens in cells transfected with cloned H-2 genes.
abstract: Clones of mouse L-cells transformed with 21 cosmids containing 15 major histocompatibility complex class I genes of C57BL10 (H-2b) sperm cell DNA were analyzed for the expression of their transfected H-2 and Qa/Tla genes. Three cosmids contained a single gene, mapping to the H-2D region. This gene encodes the H-2Db alloantigen: mouse L-cells transfected with cosmids containing this gene reacted with monoclonal antibodies and alloantisera specific for the H-2Db antigen and expressed a 46-kd H-2 heavy chain associated with beta 2-microglobulin in their cell membranes. Furthermore, these transfected cells were stimulators of, and targets for, anti-H-2Db cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. Eighteen cosmids contained 14 different genes mapping to the Qa and Tla regions. L-cells transfected with these genes did not express class I genes reacting with alloantisera or monoclonal antibodies against Qa2, Qa4 or TL differentiation antigens. In particular, the Qa2,3 gene of C57BL10 was not identified.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D007739:L Cells / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D006183:H-2 Antigens; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens