MHC Volume 1. A Practical Approach

Fernandez, N., and G. Butcher, Eds.

ISBN 10: 0199635536 / ISBN 13: 9780199635535

Published by IRL Press/Oxford University Pres, Oxford, 1997

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240 pp. The Practical Approach Series, 180. Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MHC Volume 1. A Practical Approach
• Publisher: IRL Press/Oxford University Pres, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199635536
• ISBN 13: 9780199635535
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Microbiology and Immunology

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Synopsis

The major histocompatibility complex is the subject of much research in the immunology field. There is a great deal of interest in MHC proteins and their function as antigen presenting molecules, and many immunology laboratories are investigating biochemical and genetic techniques to study these molecules. The identification of peptide transporter genes and the elution of peptides from MHC molecules illustrate how rapidly our understanding of the MHC locus has advanced. This volume brings together the technologies which make these advances possible. It explains in detail the process such as peptide translocation into the ER, the application of mass spectrometry to the analysis of peptides bound to MHC, and signal detection via MHC class II molecules, which lead to either activation or cell death. The book is a comprehensive and thorough guide to the field of MHC research that graduates, post doctoral researchers, and academic staff and clinicians will find invaluable.

About the Author

Dr Nelson Fernandez, Dept of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK. Tel: 01206 873330. Fax: 01206 872592. Email: nelson@essex.ac.uk Dr Geoff Butcher, Babraham Institute, Babraham, Cambridge, UK