The purpose of this article is to provide a compendium of major histocompatibility complex
(MHC) peptide motifs and MHC ligands known to date, together with a discussion of the …

Recent developments have led to a clearer understanding of the association between
peptides and MHC molecules. It is now clear that the peptides presented by MHC class I or …

The MHC fold is found in proteins that have a range of functions in the maintenance of an
organism's health, from immune regulation to fat metabolism. Well adapted for antigen …

Background: The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class lb molecule HLA-E
is transcribed in most tissues but little is known about its localisation within the cell. We have …

This book explains and reviews some of the significant events involved in human
implantation and the establishment of the placenta in the uterus. This critical phase in …

Mice immunized against a cancer recognize antigens unique to that cancer, but the
molecular structures of such antigens are unknown. We Isolated CD4+ T cell clones …

Mouse CD1d1, a member of the CD1 family of evolutionarily conserved major
histocompatibility antigen–like molecules, controls the differentiation and function of a T …

A growing number of non-MHC-encoded class I-related molecules have been shown to
perform diverse, yet essential, functions. These include T cell presentation of bacterially …

The class lb antigen HLA-G is expressed as a membrane-bound protein like classical class
la molecules (WHLA-G) but, unlike typical class I, isalso expressed as a soluble protein …

Recognition of the class lb antigen Qa-1 by a portion of alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocyte
(CTL) clones requires that the target cell express a second gene, termed Qa-1 determinant …