Human CD8β, but not mouse CD8β, can be expressed in the absence of CD8α as a ββ homodimer

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 833-838

  Devine, Lesley ^a   Kieffer, Lynda J ^a   Aitken, Victoria ^a   Kavathas, Paula B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034650692     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.833     Document Type: Article

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