The cell biology of major histocompatibility complex class i assembly: Towards a molecular understanding

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-275

  Van Hateren, A ^a,b   James, E ^a,b   Bailey, A ^a,b   Phillips, A ^b,c   Dalchau, N ^b,c   Elliott, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen presentation; Calreticulin; ERAAP; Immunodominance; Major histocompatibility complex; Peptide loading complex; Peptide selection; Tapasin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOPEPTIDASE; CALRETICULIN; ERP57 PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; TAPASIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CYTOLOGY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS GOLGI NETWORK;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77956297939     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01550.x     Document Type: Review

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