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. 1987 Apr;84(8):2150–2154. doi: 10.1073/pnas.84.8.2150

Expression of human class II major histocompatibility complex antigens using retrovirus vectors.

A J Korman, J D Frantz, J L Strominger, R C Mulligan
PMCID: PMC304606  PMID: 3031667

Abstract

Retrovirus vectors [direct orientation (DO) vectors] that permit the simultaneous expression of an inserted protein-coding sequence and a dominant-acting selectable marker have been constructed. In these vectors, an internal simian virus 40 or human metallothionein promoter sequence serves to drive the expression of the bacterial neomycin phosphotransferase or guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase genes, whereas the viral long terminal repeat sequences are utilized to promote expression of inserted sequences. In some of the vectors, the viral 5' splice site, normally used in the biogenesis of the subgenomic env-encoding mRNA, has been eliminated. These vectors yield high transient and stable titers of virus after transfection of viral packaging cell lines, show little or no depression of virus titer with a variety of inserts, and faithfully transmit recombinant proviral sequences to recipient cells. To characterize the expression potential of these vectors, a variety of inserts encoding the alpha and beta subunits of the human major histocompatibility complex class II antigen HLA-DR have been introduced into these vectors. NIH 3T3 cells infected by viruses containing HLA-DR alpha or beta cDNAs express these proteins as shown by immunoprecipitation of metabolically labeled extracts. In addition, through the sequential infection of cells with retrovirus constructions expressing two different selectable markers, both subunits of the class II antigen have been introduced into NIH 3T3 cells. Such infected cells express HLA-DR molecules at the cell surface.

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