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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6303
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The T-cell immune response is directed against antigenic peptide fragments generated in intracellular compartments, the cytosol or the endocytic system. Peptides derived from cytosolic proteins, usually of biosynthetic origin, are presented efficiently to T-cell receptors by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, with which they assemble, probably in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In the absence of recognizable N-terminal signal sequences, such cytosolic peptides must be translocated across the ER membrane by a novel mechanism. Genes apparently involved in the normal assembly and transport of class I molecules may themselves be encoded in the MHC. Here we show that one of these, the rat cim gene, maps to a highly polymorphic part of the MHC class II region encoding two novel members of the family of transmembrane transporters related to multidrug resistance. Other members of this family of transporter proteins are known to be capable of transporting proteins and peptides across membranes independently of the classical secretory pathway. Such molecules are credible candidates for peptide pumps that move fragments of antigenic proteins from the cytosol into the ER.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
348
pubmed:geneSymbol
cim, mtp1, mtp2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
738-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:1979660-Restriction Mapping
pubmed:articleTitle
MHC class II region encoding proteins related to the multidrug resistance family of transmembrane transporters.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Cambridge Research Station, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't