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== Function ==
== Function ==
''' Major Histocompatibility Complex''' (MHC) are part of the cell immune system.  MHC molecules display antigens on the host cell’s surface.  T cell or natural killer receptors recognize the MHC:peptide and activate the immune response.<br />
''' Major Histocompatibility Complex''' (MHC) are part of the cell immune system.  MHC molecules display antigens on the host cell’s surface.  T cell or natural killer receptors recognize the MHC:peptide and activate the immune response.<br />

Revision as of 03:02, 7 August 2018

Function

Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are part of the cell immune system. MHC molecules display antigens on the host cell’s surface. T cell or natural killer receptors recognize the MHC:peptide and activate the immune response.

Structural highlights

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Human MHC class I antigen (cyan) with β 2-microglobulin (green) and peptide from Hepatitis virus (deeppink) 3ox8

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3D structures of MHC3D structures of MHC

Updated on 07-August-2018

ReferencesReferences

  1. Raghavan M, Del Cid N, Rizvi SM, Peters LR. MHC class I assembly: out and about. Trends Immunol. 2008 Sep;29(9):436-43. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2008.06.004. PMID:18675588 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2008.06.004
  2. Holling TM, Schooten E, van Den Elsen PJ. Function and regulation of MHC class II molecules in T-lymphocytes: of mice and men. Hum Immunol. 2004 Apr;65(4):282-90. PMID:15120183 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2004.01.005
  3. Liu J, Chen KY, Ren EC. Structural insights into the binding of hepatitis B virus core peptide to HLA-A2 alleles: Towards designing better vaccines. Eur J Immunol. 2011 Jul;41(7):2097-106. doi: 10.1002/eji.201041370. PMID:21538979 doi:10.1002/eji.201041370

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