HLA-DS molecules and their relation to supertypic specificities

Sanna M. Goyert, Junko Moriuchi, Robert Winchester, Jack Silver

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Abstract

We have analyzed the structures of HLA-DS molecules from DR1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 cell lines by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and examined the relationship of HLA-DS molecules to those expressing the supertypic specificities MT1, MB3, and MT3. These studies have allowed us to conclude that the HLA-DS locus is as polymorphic as HLA-DR and that the MT1 and MB3 supertypic specificities reside on DS molecules. Furthermore, MT1 molecules from DR1, DR2, and DRw6 cell lines are structurally different as are MB3 molecules from DR4 and DR5 cell lines. In addition, studies using two MT3 specific reagents, a monoclonal antibody, 109d6, and an alloantiserum, Hon, suggest that MT3 is a cross-reactive determinant present on products of two different loci: a DS4 molecule and a DR7-like molecule.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-63
Number of pages11
JournalHuman Immunology
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1983
Externally publishedYes

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