Single-Chain MHC Class II Molecules Induce T Cell Activation and Apoptosis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4885-4891

  Rhode, Peter R ^a   Burkhardt, Martin ^a   Jiao, Jin An ^a   Siddiqui, Ayesha H ^a   Huang, Grace P ^a   Wong, Hing C ^a  

^a Sunol Molecular Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HYBRID PROTEIN; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUBILITY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, RECOMBINANT; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SPODOPTERA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030457727     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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