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XB-ART-28427
J Immunol 1986 Dec 15;13712:3891-9.
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Major histocompatibility complex-encoded class I molecules are absent in immunologically competent Xenopus before metamorphosis.

Flajnik MF , Kaufman JF , Hsu E , Manes M , Parisot R , Du Pasquier L .


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The expression of class I and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded antigens has been examined at various stages of the development of the clawed frog, Xenopus. By immunoprecipitation with alloantisera or xenoantisera from radio-labeled spleen and thymus lysates, and by mixed lymphocyte reaction analysis, it was determined that the same class II molecules are expressed throughout ontogeny. In contrast, by fluorescence on frozen sections of tadpoles and by immunoprecipitation, the class I molecule is not detected in tadpoles, but appears on all tissues at the climax of metamorphosis. Animals maintained as tadpoles for long periods of time by chemical treatment do express class I antigens; thus, their expression can be independent of other biochemical and morphological changes that occur at metamorphosis. Immunofluorescence detects an otherwise uncharacterized MHC-linked alloantigen on tadpole thymic epithelium from the earliest stages of thymus differentiation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: mhc1a myh6


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