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. 1988 Apr;85(8):2738–2742. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.8.2738

A tissue-specific DNase I-hypersensitive site in a class II A alpha gene is under trans-regulatory control.

H C Liou 1, B S Polla 1, D Aragnol 1, L D Leserman 1, I J Griffith 1, L H Glimcher 1
PMCID: PMC280074  PMID: 3258662

Abstract

Class II major histocompatibility complex molecules are integral membrane glycoproteins whose distribution is limited to certain tissues. To identify the molecular basis for such specificity, the chromatin configuration of the class II A alpha gene was examined in intact nuclei from various cell types. We show that there are three DNase I-hypersensitive sites in the A alpha gene. One of these sites, located near the promoter region, is specific to cells that normally express class II molecules at some stage of differentiation. Furthermore, this tissue-specific site appears to be under trans-regulatory control.

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