Human CD8β, But Not Mouse CD8β, Can Be Expressed in the Absence of CD8α as a ββ Homodimer
Devine L, Kieffer L, Aitken V, Kavathas P. Human CD8β, But Not Mouse CD8β, Can Be Expressed in the Absence of CD8α as a ββ Homodimer. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 833-838. PMID: 10623829, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric proteinIg domainsCell-cell adhesion assaysBeta-beta dimersCD8 alphaForms of CD8CD8 betaTyrosine kinase p56lckCOS-7 cellsMHC class IDisulfide-linked homodimerCD8 alpha alpha homodimerCysteine residuesKinase p56lckCD8 alpha alphaAlpha alpha homodimerLack of expressionAlpha polypeptide chainPolypeptide chainMature T cellsCell surfaceClass IBeta-IgBeta betaAbility of CD8