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Regulation of MHC class II expression on fish leucocytes

ReferenceS07693
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Chris Secombes
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution University of Aberdeen
DepartmentInst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 138,668
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 18/08/1997
End date 18/08/2000
Duration36 months

Abstract

Whilst MHC class I and class II genes are known to exist in fish, nothing is known about the regulation of their expression or their role in immune responses. In this application it is proposed (i) To generate monoclonal antibodies against the MHC class II beta chain (MHCIIbeta) of trout, for expression studies; (2) To analyse expression of the MHCIIbeta in trout lymphoid tissues and leucocytes; (3) To determine whether modulation of the MHCIIbeta occurs and whether it is under transcriptional or translational control; (4) To study the effects of MHCIIbeta modulation on trout specific immune responses; (5) To analyse the trout MHCIIbeta promoter for regulatory elements.

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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