Methods of inhibiting the binding of a CD8+ T cell to a class I MHC employing a modified beta 2 microglobulin

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APP PUB NO 20030108547A1
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10173138

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The present invention provides a method of inhibiting the binding of a CD8.sup.+ T cell to a class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC). The method comprises exposing the class I MHC to a modified .beta..sub.2-microglobulin whose binding to CD8 is inhibited. Also provided are modified .beta..sub.2-microglobulin molecules and nucleic acids encoding such molecules.

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AVIDEX LIMITEDOXON OX14 4RX

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Jakobsen, Bent Karsten Wantage, GB 66 654

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