Optimization of peptide linker length in production of MHC class II/peptide tetrameric complexes increases yield and stability, and allows identification of antigen-specific CD4+T cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Reliable, efficient systems for producing soluble HLA-DR molecules, suitable for multimerization and use as staining reagents, have proved elusive. We found that the addition of a flexible linker between peptide and N terminus of the DRB1*0101-chain (Crawford, F., Kozono, H., White, J., Marrack, P....

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Autores principales: Cunliffe, S, Wyer, JR, Sutton, J, Lucas, M, Harcourt, G, Klenerman, P, Mcmichael, A, Kelleher, A
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2002