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MHC structure and function – antigen presentation. Part 1 / Estrutura do MHC e função – apresentação de antígenos. Parte 1
Goldberg, Anna Carla; Rizzo, Luiz Vicente.
  • Goldberg, Anna Carla; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Rizzo, Luiz Vicente; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
Einstein (Säo Paulo) ; 13(1): 153-156, Jan-Mar/2015.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-745865
ABSTRACT
The setting for the occurrence of an immune response is that of the need to cope with a vast array of different antigens from both pathogenic and non-pathogenic sources. When the first barriers against infection and innate defense fail, adaptive immune response enters the stage for recognition of the antigens by means of extremely variable molecules, namely immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors. The latter recognize the antigen exposed on cell surfaces, in the form of peptides presented by the HLA molecule. The first part of this review details the central role played by these molecules, establishing the close connection existing between their structure and their antigen presenting function.
RESUMO
O cenário no qual ocorre a resposta imune é o da necessidade de fazer frente a uma vasta gama de antígenos diferentes, de fontes patogênicas e não patogênicas. Quando as primeiras barreiras contra infecção e a defesa inata falham, a resposta imune adaptativa entra em campo, para efetuar o reconhecimento dos antígenos, utilizando, para esse fim, moléculas extremamente variáveis, que são as imunoglobulinas e os receptores de células-T. Estes últimos reconhecem o antígeno, exposto na superfície das células como peptídeo apresentado pelas moléculas HLA. A primeira parte desta revisão detalha o papel central dessas moléculas, estabelecendo a conexão que existe entre a estrutura e a função de apresentação de antígenos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Antigen Presentation / HLA Antigens / Major Histocompatibility Complex Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Antigen Presentation / HLA Antigens / Major Histocompatibility Complex Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR