Molecular Basis for 2B4-CD48 Interactions
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Huynh, Van T., Molecular Basis for 2B4-CD48 Interactions. Master of Science, Molecular Biology and Immunology, August 2001, 93 pp., 3 tables, 19 illustrations, bibliography, 51 titles. Natural killer cells are lymphocytes that play a role against cancer and viral infections. 2B4 is a membrane glycoprotein expressed on natural killer cells. In the present study we characterized 2B4 from mice strains BALB/c, 129/svj and A.CA. Nucleotide and peptide analysis revealed that polymorphyic residues in 2B4 are located in the variable domain. My second project was to determine the amino acids involved in the binding between 2B4 and CD48. Twelve mutations were made in human 2B4 to disrupt their interaction. In the last part of the study, an attempt has been made to elucidate the role of tyrosine and threonine amino acids found in the novel tyrosine motifs (TxYxxI/V) that reside in the cytoplasmic domain.
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Cell and Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Cells
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Hemic and Immune Systems
Immunity
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Life Sciences
Medical Cell Biology
Medical Immunology
Medical Molecular Biology
Medicine and Health Sciences
Molecular Biology
Other Cell and Developmental Biology
Molecular basis
2B4-CD48 interactions
molecular biology
immunology
natural killer cells
2B4
mice
amino acids
binding
CD48
mutations
human
tyrosine
threonine
tyrosine motifs
TxYxxl/V
cytoplasmic domain