HLA-G in the human thymus: A subpopulation of medullary epithelial but not CD83+ dendritic cells expresses HLA-G as a membrane-bound and soluble protein

International Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 889-898

  Mallet, Valérie ^a   Blaschitz, Astrid ^b   Crisa, Laura ^c   Schmitt, Christian ^d   Fournel, Sylvie ^a   King, Ashley ^e   Loke, Yung Wai ^e   Dohr, Gottfried ^b   Le Bouteiller, Philippe ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELISA; Immunohistochemistry; Thymic epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CD83 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN; HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA TRANSLATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENDRITIC CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032992071     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/11.6.889     Document Type: Article

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