Thermo Fisher Scientific CD74 Polyclonal Antibody

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Target Information

HLA-DR, like other MHC class II molecules, is a transmembrane glycoprotein composed of a 36 kDa alpha chain (DRA) and a 27 kDa beta chain (DRB). The alpha chain gene contains five exons: exon 1 encodes the leader peptide, exons 2 and 3 encode the extracellular domains, and exon 4 encodes the transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail.
DRA lacks polymorphisms in the peptide-binding region and serves as the sole alpha chain for DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, and DRB5. The DR beta chain carries polymorphisms that determine peptide-binding specificity. Hundreds of DRB1 alleles are known, and typing for these is routinely performed in bone marrow and kidney transplantation.
HLA-DR is expressed mainly on antigen-presenting cells such as B lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, thymic epithelial cells, and activated T lymphocytes. The DR, DQ, and DP loci encode the major expressed products of the human class II region. Human MHC class II molecules bind intracellularly processed peptides, present them to T-helper cells, and play a critical role in initiating immune responses.

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