Faustman D, Hauptfeld V, Davie J M, Lacy P E, Shreffler D C
J Exp Med. 1980 Jun 1;151(6):1563-8. doi: 10.1084/jem.151.6.1563.
Direct microcytotoxicity testing and absorption analyses were employed to determine whether H-2K, H-2D, and Ia antigens are present on murine islet of Langerhans cells. Products of the H-2K and H-2D loci were found on beta-cells from three different mouse strains, but I-region (Ia) antigens were not detected. The absence of Ia gene products from islet cells may be of importance in explaining the survival of islet allografts across major histocompatibility barriers.