title: The murine diabetogenic class II histocompatibility molecule I-Ag7: structural and functional properties and specificity of peptide selection.
abstract: The onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is directly linked to the expression of class II MHC molecules. The NOD mouse, which is an excellent animal model for the human disease, expresses the I-Ag7 molecule that shares many features with the human diabetogenic class II MHC alleles. In this review, the structural, biochemical, and biological properties of the I-Ag7 molecules and how they relate to onset of diabetes is discussed. In particular, the focus is on the unique properties of peptide selection by I-Ag7 that reveal the preferred binding motif of diabetogenic MHC molecules and its role in display of peptides derived from islet beta cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Emil R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Unanue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D001665:Binding Sites; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000276:immunology; D054730:Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; C109756:HLA-DQ8 antigen; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C407099:I-A g7 antigen; D010446:Peptide Fragments