PMID: 3760579Nov 1, 1986Paper

Three distinct H-2Ks molecules differing at the carboxy terminus are expressed on a tumor from SJL/J mice

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
M J RogersJ E Coligan

Abstract

A dimethylbenzanthracene-induced leukemia of H-2s origin expressed at least two class I molecules on the cell surface that were precipitated by anti-H-2.19, an alloantiserum prepared against the private H-2Ks specificity. Mapping studies in recombinant inbred strains along with comparisons of tryptic peptide maps and N-terminal sequences indicated that the proteins were virtually identical and probably encoded by the same class I gene. When cells were labeled in the presence of tunicamycin, the proteins precipitated by anti-H-2.19 were further resolved into three distinct peptides. Experiments were performed to determine which of these various proteins were phosphorylated and which were recognized by an anti-synthetic peptide serum directed against the ultimate C-terminus of H-2K class I molecules. The results indicate that a single class I gene from the H-2Ks region may encode three class I molecules that differ only at the C-terminus due to alternative splicing of pre-mRNA.

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