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JOYCE S, Nathenson SG. Methods to study peptides associated with MHC class I molecules. Current opinion in immunology. 6(6). 24-31.
Abstract
It is now an accepted fact that peptides of self or non-self origin form an essential component of the MHC class I structure. The peptide component of the heterotrimer contains the essential determinants recognized by the T-cell receptors of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, be it an antigen-specific, alloimmune or autoimmune response. Because of the importance of the recognition process, several methods have been developed to characterize naturally processed peptides presented by the class I molecules.