1985
Evidence for methylation as a regulatory mechanism in HLA-DRx gene expression
Carrington M, Salter R, Cresswell P, Ting J. Evidence for methylation as a regulatory mechanism in HLA-DRx gene expression. Immunogenetics 1985, 22: 219-229. PMID: 2995246, DOI: 10.1007/bf00404481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionDNA methylationLymphoblastoid cell linesRegulatory mechanismsDNA hypomethylationParental linesHybrid linesSomatic cell hybridsRestriction enzyme Hpa IIHpa II digestionMsp I siteDifferent regulatory mechanismsCell hybridsGenomic probesGene inductionUnexpressed genesComplete demethylationHpa IIGenesDR genesMethylationT-LCLCell linesI siteHypomethylation
1976
HLA‐B specificities and w4, w6 specificities are on the same polypeptide
Ayres J, Cresswell P. HLA‐B specificities and w4, w6 specificities are on the same polypeptide. European Journal Of Immunology 1976, 6: 794-799. PMID: 63373, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830061108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-B7HLA-B12HLA-B determinantsAntigenic determinantsDistinct antigenic determinantsDifferent antigenic determinantsHLA-B specificitiesHLA-B locusHLA-B locus productsSequential immunoprecipitation experimentsLymphoblastoid cell linesAntigen poolCell linesLocus productsHunter reagentSpecificityImmunoprecipitation experimentsPapain digestionDeterminantsDiallelic systemAlloantiseraSame polypeptideHLA antigens: rabbit antisera reacting with all A series or all B series specificities
Cresswell P, Ayres J. HLA antigens: rabbit antisera reacting with all A series or all B series specificities. European Journal Of Immunology 1976, 6: 82-88. PMID: 786698, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830060203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxicity of HLAHLA alloantiseraHLA antigensA2 substanceHuman peripheral blood lymphocytesPeripheral blood lymphocytesComplement-mediated cytotoxicityType of serumHLA-B12HLA-A2Blood lymphocytesHLA-B7Beta 2microglobulinHLAFragments of rabbitHLA lociCultured cell linesAntigenic determinantsAllelic productsRabbitsCell linesImmune precipitationRabbit antiserumAntigenAntiserum