PKA always phosphorylates a serine or threonine residue that is located within the common sequence motif: X-Arg-(Arg/Lys)-X-(Ser/Thr)-Φ

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Class II MHC glycoproteins expressed predominantly on pAPCs, where they primarily present exogenous antigenic peptides to CD4+ T cells.

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Class III MHC genes encode several different proteins, some with immune functions, include the complement components C4, C2, and factor B, TNF-α and Lymphotoxin-α [TNF- α]. 

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HLA-G

These are present on fetal cells at the maternal-fetal interface and are credited with inhibiting rejection by maternal CD8+ T cells by protecting the fetus from identification as foreign.

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A given MHC molecule can bind numerous different peptides, and some peptides can bind to several different MHC molecules. Because of this MHC molecule is often referred to as “promiscuous”.

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MHC-Peptide Interaction