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MHC ligands and peptide motifs /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rammensee, Hans-Georg, 1953-
Other Authors: Bachmann, Jutta, 1961-, Stevanović, Stefan, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Austin, Tex. : Chapman & Hall ; Landes Bioscience, [1997]
Series:Molecular biology intelligence unit.
Subjects:
Major Histocompatibility Complex > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • History and overview
  • History
  • Overview
  • The MHC genes
  • HLA class I region
  • HLA class II region
  • HLA class III region
  • The Structure
  • MHC class I
  • MHC class II
  • The function
  • Part I
  • Peptide motifs
  • MHC I peptide motifs, part one: length
  • MHC I peptide motifs, part two: anchors
  • MHC I peptide motifs, part three: auxiliary anchors and preferred residues
  • MHC I peptide motifs, part four: unfavorable residues
  • MHC II peptide motifs, part one : length
  • MHC II peptide motifs, part two: anchors
  • Prediction procedures
  • Building-up patterns
  • Prediction of MHC II restricted epitopes.
  • Part II
  • The Classical MHC I loading pathway
  • MHC class II loading
  • Recognition by immune cells
  • Natural killer cells
  • Antigen- specific T cells
  • Alloreactivity and transplantation
  • Tissue specific cytotoxic T-cells produced by subtractive immunization in vitro (1984 Hans- Georg Rammensee)
  • Immunity against infection
  • Autoimmunity and self tolerance
  • Tumor immunology
  • Useful internet addresses
  • Computer programs.