major histocompatibility system

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• Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1 — Structure of HLA DQA1 (cyan) complexed with HLA DQB1 (green) and HCRT (magenta) based on PDB 1uvq …   Wikipedia

• Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbol HLA DPA1 Alt. symbols HLA DP1A Entrez 3113 …   Wikipedia

• Major Histocompatibility Complex and Sexual Selection — A pathogen is any agent that causes disease. The body has two defense mechanisms for dealing with pathogenic microorganisms and other harmful substances: the inflammatory reaction and the development of an acquired immunity. Acquired immunity… …   Wikipedia

• Major histocompatibility complex — The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large genomic region or gene family found in most vertebrates that encodes MHC molecules. MHC molecules play an important role in the immune system and autoimmunity. Proteins are continually… …   Wikipedia

• Major Histocompatibility Complex — Oberflächenmodell der MHC Klasse I (Links) und MHC Klasse II Proteinkomplexe (Rechts) mit den Untereinheiten (Orange und Rosa) und dem präsentierten Antigen (Rot). Der Haupthistokompatibilitätskomplex (Abk. MHC von engl. Major Histocompatibility… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• major histocompatibility complex — Immunol. See MHC. * * * ▪ genetics       group of genes that code for proteins found on the surfaces of cells that help the immune system recognize foreign substances. MHC proteins are found in all higher vertebrates. In human beings the complex… …   Universalium

• major histocompatibility complex — noun Date: 1972 a group of genes in mammals that code for cell surface polymorphic glycoprotein molecules which display antigenic peptide fragments for T cell recognition and aid in the ability of the immune system to determine self from nonself …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• major histocompatibility antigen — A cell surface protein or glycoprotein that allows the immune system to distinguish foreign or non self from self . A better term is histoglobulin. These are the antigens that must be matched between donors and recipients during organ and tissue… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Histocompatibility — is the property of having the same, or mostly the same, alleles of a set of genes called the major histocompatibility complex. These genes are expressed in most tissues as antigens, to which the immune system makes antibodies. The immune system… …   Wikipedia

• histocompatibility antigen — n any of the polymorphic glycoprotein molecules on the surface membranes of cells that aid in the ability of the immune system to determine self from nonself, that bind to and display antigenic peptide fragments for T cell recognition, and that… …   Medical dictionary

• Major urinary proteins — Tertiary structure of a mouse major urinary protein. The protein has eight beta sheets (yellow) arranged in a beta barrel open at one end, with alpha helices (red) at both the amino and carboxyl termini. The structure is resolved from Protein… …   Wikipedia