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A soluble factor which augments the expression of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) antigens on a number of murine tumor cell lines, has been isolated from the culture supernatants of mixed lymphocyte reaction of spleen cells derived from C57B1/6, Balb/c and Swiss mice. The factor, termed MHC-augmenting factor (MHC-AF) has been partially purified by Sephadex G-100 column chromatography and reverse phase HPLC. MHC-AF activity is associated with an 18 kDa molecule. MHC-AF activity was resistant to pH 2.0 treatment and partially purified MHC-AF preparations did not have any activity in L929 cell/vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) interferon bioassay system. Antibodies to IFN-γ did not block the activity of MHC-AF. These results indicate that a MHC-AF distinct from IFN-γ, is produced by mouse spleen cells undergoing a mixed lymphocyte reaction.
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Puri, N., Saxena, R. Partial purification and characterization of a novel murine factor that augments the expression of class I MHC antigens on tumor cells. Exp Mol Med 30, 93–99 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.1998.14
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.1998.14
