Pober J S, Strominger J L
Nature. 1981 Feb 26;289(5800):819-21. doi: 10.1038/289819a0.
The HLA-A and -B antigens, encoded in the major histocompatibility complex, are transmembrane proteins whose carboxy termini project inwards from the cell membrane. The intracellular region of the HLA-B7 antigen is known to include two glutamine residues. We have used guinea pig transglutaminase to show that in vitro the enzyme couples amines specifically to glutamine residues in the carboxy-terminal region of the HLA-B7 and -A2 antigens. The specificity of this reaction has an immediate practical significance, but may also have a wider biological interest.
主要组织相容性复合体中编码的HLA - A和 - B抗原是跨膜蛋白,其羧基末端从细胞膜向内突出。已知HLA - B7抗原的细胞内区域包含两个谷氨酰胺残基。我们使用豚鼠转谷氨酰胺酶证明,在体外该酶能将胺类特异性地连接到HLA - B7和 - A2抗原羧基末端区域的谷氨酰胺残基上。这种反应的特异性具有直接的实际意义,但也可能具有更广泛的生物学意义。