Elucidation of the genetic basis of the antigen presentation defects in the mutant cell line .220 reveals polymorphism and alternative splicing of the tapasin gene
Copeman J, Bangia N, Cross J, Cresswell P. Elucidation of the genetic basis of the antigen presentation defects in the mutant cell line .220 reveals polymorphism and alternative splicing of the tapasin gene. European Journal Of Immunology 1998, 28: 3783-3791. PMID: 9842921, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199811)28:11<3783::aid-immu3783>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAntigen PresentationAntiportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersB-LymphocytesCell LineDNA, ComplementaryEndoplasmic ReticulumExonsHumansImmunoglobulinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMutationPolymorphism, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsMutant cell linesEndoplasmic reticulumAlternative splicingN-terminal 49 amino acidsGenetic basisTapasin geneExon twoWild-type cellsFull-length transcriptsCell linesSingle nucleotide substitutionSignal peptideSecond intronNucleotide substitutionsPhysical associationSplice siteGlycoprotein tapasinPosition 240Amino acidsClass I moleculesSplicingOptimal bindingGenesI moleculesHeterodimers