HLA-DO and its role in MHC Class II antigen presentation

Helper T cells are stimulated to fight infections or diseases upon recognition of peptides from antigens that are processed and presented by the proteins of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class II molecules. Degradation of a full protein into small peptide fragments is a lengthy process cons...

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Main Authors: Yuri O Poluektov, AeRyon eKim, Scheherazade eSadegh-Nasseri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00260/full