UniProt Summary: Precursor of the histocomplatibility antigen HB-1. More generally, minor histocomplatibility antigens (mHags) refer to immunogenic peptide which, when complexed with MHC, can generate an immune response after recognition by specific T-cells. The peptides are derived from polymorphic intracellular proteins, which are cleaved by normal pathways of antigen processing. The binding of these peptides to MHC class I or class II molecules and its expression on the cell surface can stimulate T-cell responses and thereby trigger graft rejection or graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from HLA- identical sibling donor. GVHD is a frequent complication after bone marrow transplantation (BMT), due to mismatch of minor histocomplatibility antigen in HLA-matched sibling marrow transplants. HB-1 is presented on the cell surface by MHC class I HLA-B44. This complex specifically elicits donor-cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) reactivity in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) after treatment by HLA-identical allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). It induces cell recognition and lysis by CTL. However, HB-1 restricted expression in B-ALL cells and not in normal tissues may allow a specific CTL reactivity against B-ALL without the risk of evoking graft-versus-host disease. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15102363, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8992968, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9892612}.
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Pfam Domains
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GO Terms
positive regulation of interferon-gamma secretion
regulation of interferon-gamma secretion
regulation of cytolysis
positive regulation of interferon-gamma production
regulation of interferon-gamma production
positive regulation of cytokine secretion
regulation of cytokine secretion
cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
response to tumor necrosis factor
positive regulation of protein secretion
positive regulation of peptide secretion
positive regulation of secretion by cell
positive regulation of protein transport
positive regulation of secretion
cellular component
positive regulation of cytokine production
positive regulation of establishment of protein localization
regulation of protein secretion
regulation of peptide secretion
adaptive immune response
regulation of cytokine production
regulation of protein transport
regulation of peptide transport
regulation of establishment of protein localization
regulation of secretion by cell
molecular function
regulation of secretion
positive regulation of transport
cellular response to cytokine stimulus
regulation of protein localization
response to cytokine
positive regulation of multicellular organismal process
regulation of transport
immune response
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)