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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-19
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Elucidation of the mechanism of the immune response against transplanted porcine tissue is critical for the success of xenografting in humans. Both human T cells and NK cells recognize MHC Ags, and human receptors may bind to MHC Ags across species barriers. Molecular characterization of porcine MHC class I clones from two MHC class I loci (P1 and P14) obtained from homozygous inbred miniature swine of three haplotypes (aa, cc, and dd), revealed extensive conservation between loci, suggesting that the genes were products of duplication from a common ancestral sequence. The level of homology between loci was similar to that between the haplotypes at each locus, suggesting that intergenic exchange had limited divergence of these genes. Comparison of the alleles indicated that the polymorphism occurred in the alpha-1 and alpha-2 domains of the class I heavy chain, while the alpha-3 domain was highly conserved among the six genes analyzed. Amino acids in the alpha-2 and alpha-3 domains responsible for the binding of human CD8 to MHC class I were largely conserved in the porcine genes, but several critical residues were altered. Comparison of sequences recognized by human NK cell inhibitory receptors revealed that the residues critical for recognition by these receptors were altered in the porcine genes; thus, the porcine class I molecules would be unable to inhibit lysis by human NK clones characterized to date. This finding provides a likely explanation for the susceptibility of porcine cells to cytolysis by human NK cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2318-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Antigens, CD8, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Genes, MHC Class I, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Histocompatibility Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Swine, Miniature, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:9278321-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of polymorphism in porcine MHC class I genes: alterations in signals recognized by human cytotoxic lymphocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Diacrin, Inc., and Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown 02129, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study