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. 1982 Aug 1;156(2):652–657. doi: 10.1084/jem.156.2.652

Demonstration of a third structurally distinct human Ia beta chain by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

PMCID: PMC2186752  PMID: 6980260

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that HLA-DR homozygous cell lines express two Ia alpha and Ia beta chains that combine to form at least two Ia molecules. This report demonstrates by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis the existence of a third structurally distinct human Ia beta chain on DR2 and DR5 cell lines. This suggests that at least five separate genes control the expression of Ia molecules on HLA-DR homozygous cell lines.

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