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. 1984 Mar;81(5):1534–1538. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.5.1534

Identification of a sulfate-bearing molecule associated with HLA class II antigens.

A J Sant, S E Cullen, B D Schwartz
PMCID: PMC344871  PMID: 6424118

Abstract

The human Ia antigens (DR, DS, and SB), determined by genes contained within the HLA complex on chromosome 6, are glycoprotein heterodimers consisting of a Mr approximately equal to 34,000 alpha chain and a Mr approximately equal to 28,000 beta chain. As a result of studies exploring the possibility that alpha or beta (or both) might be sulfated, a unique component of the oligomeric Ia antigen complex was discovered. When anti-Ia immunoprecipitates from Nonidet P-40 lysates of [35S]sulfate-labeled lymphoid cells were analyzed by NaDodSO4/PAGE, a molecule of considerable size heterogeneity (Mr 40,000-70,000) was observed. This component was present in both anti-DR and anti-DS immunoprecipitates prepared from both human tonsil cells and lymphoblastoid B-cell lines but was not observed in control precipitates or in association with immunoglobulin or class I HLA molecules. Preliminary biochemical studies indicate that this Mr 40,000-70,000 molecule is polyanionic, disperse in molecular weight, and sensitive to protease digestion. The sulfate-bearing moiety of this component was resistant to Pronase but sensitive to chondroitinase ABC, indicating that this molecule belongs to the chondroitin sulfate class of proteoglycans.

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