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class I antigens — major histocompatibility antigens found on virtually every cell except for human erythrocytes; they are found on molecules consisting of two noncovalently bound chains. One, a 44 kD polymorphic glycoprotein partially embedded in the cell membrane … Medical dictionary
class III antigens — a term used to refer to nonhistocompatibility antigens mapping in the major histocompatibility complex, e.g., the complement components C2, C4, factor B … Medical dictionary
History and naming of human leukocyte antigens — In these instances, the A1/A2, A2/A3, A1/A3 are matched, decreasing the probability of a rejection because many are linked to a given haplotype. Occasionally the recombinant A1 Cw7 B7(rare), B7 becomes the alloantigen in a recipient with A1 Cw7… … Wikipedia
Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1 — Structure of HLA DQA1 (cyan) complexed with HLA DQB1 (green) and HCRT (magenta) based on PDB 1uvq … Wikipedia
I-region associated antigens — Class II major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens … Dictionary of molecular biology
MHC class I — Schematic representation of MHC class I MHC class I molecules are one of two primary classes of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules (the other one being MHC class II) and are found on every nucleated cell of the body (and thus not on … Wikipedia
MHC class II — Schematic representation of MHC class II MHC (major histocompatibility complex) Class II molecules are found only on a few specialized cell types, including macrophages, dendritic cells and B cells, all of which are professional antigen… … Wikipedia
Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbol HLA DPA1 Alt. symbols HLA DP1A Entrez 3113 … Wikipedia
human leukocyte antigens — (HLA) histocompatibility antigens governed by genes of the HLA complex (the human major histocompatibility complex), a region on the short arm of chromosome 6 containing several genetic loci, each having multiple alleles. Loci are designated by… … Medical dictionary
Immunoglobulin class switching — Mechanism of class switch recombination that allows isotype switching in activated B cells Immunoglobulin class switching (or isotype switching or isotypic commutation or class switch recombination(CSR)) is a biological mechanism that changes a B … Wikipedia
