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. 1987 Dec;62(4):567–573.

Sheep MHC class II molecules. I. Immunochemical characterization.

N K Puri 1, M D Gorrell 1, M R Brandon 1
PMCID: PMC1454162  PMID: 2448225

Abstract

The physicochemical features, biosynthesis and glycosylation of sheep class II molecules were investigated using a panel of seven monoclonal antibodies. The class II molecules recognized by different monoclonal antibodies could be differentiated using SDS-PAGE. Two monoclonal antibodies, SBU.II 42-20 and 49-1, reacted with dissociated sheep class II molecules and recognized epitopes on class II alpha and beta polypeptides, respectively. The structure of the sheep class II heterodimer differed from that of mouse and man in that it was unstable in the presence of 1% SDS at 20 degrees and, following reduction, sheep beta polypeptides displayed a marked increase in MW, resulting in the apparent co-migration of reduced alpha and beta polypeptides on SDS-PAGE. This phenomenon was not seen using sheep class II molecules synthesized in the presence of tunicamycin. Pulse-chase analyses of biosynthetically labelled sheep class II molecules suggested the rapid association and glycosylation of sheep class II alpha and beta polypeptides during synthesis. Both alpha and beta polypeptides of sheep class II molecules carried N-linked oligosaccharides of MW 6,000 and 3,000, respectively. However, unlike human class II oligosaccharides, these were exclusively of the complex or sialylated type.

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