Association of CD99 short and long forms with MHC class I, MHC class II and tetraspanin CD81 and recruitment into immunological synapses

• Main Authors: Supansa Pata, Pavel Otáhal, Tomáš Brdikča, Witida Laopajon, Kodchakorn Mahasongkram, Watchara Kasinrerk
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=80051586103&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49694
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: CD99, a leukocyte surface glycoprotein, is broadly expressed in many cell types. On the cell surface, CD99 is expressed as two distinct isoforms, a long form and a short form. CD99 has been demonstrated to play a key role in several biological processes, including the regulation of T cel...