EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF HLA‐DQ8 (DQA1*0301/DQB1*0302) GENES IN TRANSGENIC MICE
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Immunogenetics
- Vol. 23 (1) , 15-20
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-313x.1996.tb00260.x
Abstract
Transgenic mice expressing HLA-DQA1*0301 and HLA-DQB1*0302 genes (DQ8) were produced. The transgenes were then transferred into mouse (Ab°) class II negative mice: the only class II molecules expressed in these animals were therefore coded by the HLA-DQ8 genes. Good expression of HLA-DQ molecules was found. Both CD4+ T cells and DQ8-specific T-cell receptor Vβ expressing cells were positively selected in these mice. The HLA-DQ8 molecules expressed in these animals can present various foreign and self antigens and induce T-cell proliferation in vitro. These mice will be invaluable in future studies of the structure and function of HLA-DQ8 genes.Keywords
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