Wednesday, 17 August 2011

MHC Class I


  • Antigen binding cleft alpha 1&2 domains
  • present in all nucleated cells and platelets
  • encoded by HLA-A,HLA-B & HLA-C
  • Bind and display peptide that are derived from proteins such as viral antigens synthesised within the cells
  • recognised only by CD8+T cells
  • Has an extensive tissue distribution.

No comments:

Post a Comment