Interaction of peptide antigens and class II major histocompatibility complex antigens

T lymphocytes require a foreign antigen to be presented on a cell surface in association with a self-transplantation antigen before they can recognize it effectively. This phenomenon is known as major histocompatibility complex (MHC) restriction. It is not clear how an incalculably large number of foreign proteins form unique complexes with a very limited number of MHC molecules. We studied the recognition properties of T cells specific for a peptide derived from bacteriophage lambda cI protein. Analogues of this peptide, as well as peptides derived from other unrelated antigens which can be presented in the context of the same MHC molecule, can competitively inhibit activation of these T cells by the cI peptide. Furthermore, these unrelated antigens can stimulate cI-specific T cells if certain specific amino-acid residues are replaced. Here we suggest a model in which all antigens give rise to peptides that can bind to the same site on the MHC molecule. T-cell recognition of this site (which is presumed to be polymorphic) with or without antigen bound can explain self-selection in the thymus and MHC restriction.     

非晶态软磁合金（Fe1—y Coy）82CU0.4Si4.4B13.2的结构弛豫

通过减落和电阻率的测量,研究非晶态合金(Fe_(1-γ)Co_γ)_(82)Cu_(0·t)Si_(4·4)B_(13·2)(y=0,0.01,0·02,0.05,0·10)的结构弛豫。在25～350℃温区内,所有合金淬态和经退火处理后的弛豫谱都有两个峰。第一和第二峰的峰位温度或最可几激活能值Q_(mp)对Co含量(y)有不同的依赖关系。在驰豫谱第二峰出现的温区内,电阻率与温度的关系偏离线性,对y<0.05的合金还有小峰出现。