0 6 Active active JJ 7 18 suppression suppression NN 19 21 of of IN 22 25 the the DT 26 31 class class NN 32 34 II ii CD 35 58 transactivator-encoding transactivator-encoding JJ 59 64 AIR-1 air-1 NN 65 70 locus locus NN 71 73 is be VBZ 74 85 responsible responsible JJ 86 89 for for IN 90 93 the the DT 94 98 lack lack NN 99 101 of of IN 102 107 major major JJ 108 126 histocompatibility histocompatibility NN 127 134 complex complex NN 135 140 class class NN 141 143 II ii CD 144 148 gene gene NN 149 159 expression expression NN 160 168 observed observe VBN 169 175 during during IN 176 191 differentiation differentiation NN 192 196 from from IN 197 198 B B NNP 199 204 cells cell NNS 205 207 to to TO 208 214 plasma plasma NN 215 220 cells cell NNS 220 221 . . . 223 225 In in IN 226 230 this this DT 231 236 study study NN 237 240 the the DT 241 248 genetic genetic JJ 249 256 control control NN 257 259 of of IN 260 265 major major JJ 266 284 histocompatibility histocompatibility NN 285 292 complex complex NN 293 294 ( ( ( 294 297 MHC MHC NNP 297 298 ) ) ) 299 304 class class NN 305 307 II ii CD 308 312 gene gene NN 313 323 expression expression NN 324 330 during during IN 331 334 the the DT 335 345 transition transition NN 346 350 from from IN 351 352 B B NNP 353 357 cell cell NN 358 360 to to TO 361 367 plasma plasma NN 368 372 cell cell NN 373 376 has have VBZ 377 381 been be VBN 382 390 analyzed analyze VBN 390 391 . . . 392 397 Class Class NNP 398 400 II ii CD 401 410 molecules molecule NNS 411 414 are be VBP 415 418 not not RB 419 428 expressed express VBN 429 431 in in IN 432 438 plasma plasma NN 439 444 cells cell NNS 445 452 because because IN 453 455 of of IN 456 458 an an DT 459 465 active active JJ 466 477 suppression suppression NN 478 487 resulting result VBG 488 490 in in IN 491 494 the the DT 495 505 abrogation abrogation NN 506 508 of of IN 509 514 class class NN 515 517 II ii CD 518 522 gene gene NN 523 536 transcription transcription NN 536 537 . . . 538 540 We we PRP 541 545 show show VBP 546 550 here here RB 551 555 that that IN 556 559 the the DT 560 566 plasma plasma NN 567 580 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 581 590 repressor repressor NN 591 599 function function NN 599 600 , , , 601 611 designated designate VBN 612 615 SIR SIR NNP 616 617 ( ( ( 617 627 suppressor suppressor NN 628 630 of of IN 631 637 immune immune JJ 638 646 response response NN 647 652 genes gene NNS 652 653 ) ) ) 653 654 , , , 655 659 does do VBZ 660 663 not not RB 664 667 act act VB 668 676 directly directly RB 677 679 on on IN 680 683 the the DT 684 697 transcription transcription NN 698 700 of of IN 701 706 class class NN 707 709 II ii CD 710 715 genes gene NNS 715 716 , , , 717 720 but but CC 721 728 instead instead RB 729 731 on on IN 732 735 the the DT 736 749 transcription transcription NN 750 752 of of IN 753 756 the the DT 757 762 AIR-1 air-1 NN 763 767 gene gene NN 767 768 , , , 769 774 whose whose WP$ 775 782 product product NN 782 783 , , , 784 787 the the DT 788 793 class class NN 794 796 II ii CD 797 811 transactivator transactivator NN 812 813 ( ( ( 813 818 CIITA CIITA NNP 818 819 ) ) ) 819 820 , , , 821 823 is be VBZ 824 835 fundamental fundamental JJ 836 839 for for IN 840 843 the the DT 844 854 regulation regulation NN 855 857 of of IN 858 861 the the DT 862 874 constitutive constitutive JJ 875 878 and and CC 879 888 inducible inducible JJ 889 899 expression expression NN 900 902 of of IN 903 906 MHC MHC NNP 907 912 class class NN 913 915 II ii CD 916 921 genes gene NNS 921 922 . . . 923 927 This this DT 928 931 was be VBD 932 945 unambiguously unambiguously RB 946 958 demonstrated demonstrate VBN 959 961 by by IN 962 965 the the DT 966 970 fact fact NN 971 975 that that IN 976 988 plasmacytoma plasmacytoma NN 989 990 x x NN 991 992 B B NNP 993 997 cell cell NN 998 1005 hybrids hybrid NNS 1006 1014 carrying carry VBG 1015 1017 an an DT 1018 1023 AIR-1 air-1 NN 1024 1029 locus locus NN 1030 1037 derived derive VBN 1038 1042 from from IN 1043 1059 CIITA-expressing ciita-expressing JJ 1060 1065 cells cell NNS 1066 1068 do do VBP 1069 1072 not not RB 1073 1080 express express VB 1081 1095 CIITA-specific ciita-specific JJ 1096 1107 transcripts transcript NNS 1107 1108 . . . 1109 1121 Transfection transfection NN 1122 1124 of of IN 1125 1126 a a DT 1127 1131 cDNA cdna NN 1132 1142 containing contain VBG 1143 1146 the the DT 1147 1152 human human JJ 1153 1158 CIITA CIITA NNP 1159 1165 coding coding NN 1166 1174 sequence sequence NN 1175 1180 under under IN 1181 1184 the the DT 1185 1192 control control NN 1193 1195 of of IN 1196 1198 an an DT 1199 1211 heterologous heterologous JJ 1212 1220 promoter promoter NN 1221 1229 restores restore VBZ 1230 1240 expression expression NN 1241 1243 of of IN 1244 1249 human human JJ 1250 1253 MHC MHC NNP 1254 1259 class class NN 1260 1262 II ii CD 1263 1268 genes gene NNS 1269 1271 in in IN 1272 1275 the the DT 1276 1283 hybrids hybrid NNS 1284 1287 and and CC 1288 1290 is be VBZ 1291 1302 responsible responsible JJ 1303 1306 for for IN 1307 1309 de de FW 1310 1314 novo novo FW 1315 1325 expression expression NN 1326 1328 of of IN 1329 1334 mouse mouse NN 1335 1338 MHC MHC NNP 1339 1344 class class NN 1345 1347 II ii CD 1348 1353 genes gene NNS 1354 1356 in in IN 1357 1361 both both CC 1362 1365 the the DT 1366 1371 mouse mouse NN 1372 1384 plasmacytoma plasmacytoma NN 1385 1389 cell cell NN 1390 1394 line line NN 1395 1398 and and CC 1399 1402 the the DT 1403 1410 hybrids hybrid NNS 1410 1411 . . . 1412 1417 These these DT 1418 1425 results result NNS 1426 1433 confirm confirm VBP 1434 1437 and and CC 1438 1444 extend extend VBP 1445 1448 the the DT 1449 1455 notion notion NN 1456 1458 of of IN 1459 1462 the the DT 1463 1473 functional functional JJ 1474 1486 conservation conservation NN 1487 1489 of of IN 1490 1493 the the DT 1494 1499 AIR-1 air-1 NN 1500 1504 gene gene NN 1505 1512 product product NN 1513 1519 across across IN 1520 1527 species specie NNS 1528 1536 barriers barrier NNS 1536 1537 . . . 1538 1551 Interestingly interestingly RB 1551 1552 , , , 1553 1555 in in IN 1556 1573 CIITA-transfected ciita-transfected JJ 1574 1578 cell cell NN 1579 1586 hybrids hybrid NNS 1586 1587 , , , 1588 1592 cell cell NN 1593 1600 surface surface NN 1601 1611 expression expression NN 1612 1614 of of IN 1615 1618 the the DT 1619 1624 human human JJ 1625 1631 HLA-DQ HLA-DQ NNP 1632 1643 heterodimer heterodimer NN 1644 1647 was be VBD 1648 1651 not not RB 1652 1660 observed observe VBN 1660 1661 . . . 1662 1666 This this DT 1667 1673 result result NN 1674 1677 was be VBD 1678 1681 not not RB 1682 1694 attributable attributable JJ 1695 1697 to to TO 1698 1702 lack lack NN 1703 1705 of of IN 1706 1712 HLA-DQ HLA-DQ NNP 1713 1718 alpha alpha NN 1719 1721 or or CC 1722 1725 -DQ -DQ NNP 1726 1730 beta beta NN 1731 1744 transcription transcription NN 1744 1745 , , , 1746 1753 because because IN 1754 1758 both both DT 1759 1770 transcripts transcript NNS 1771 1775 were be VBD 1776 1783 present present JJ 1784 1786 in in IN 1787 1790 the the DT 1791 1808 CIITA-transfected ciita-transfected JJ 1809 1816 hybrids hybrid NNS 1816 1817 , , , 1818 1826 although although IN 1827 1829 at at IN 1830 1837 reduced reduce VBN 1838 1844 levels level NNS 1844 1845 . . . 1846 1851 These these DT 1852 1860 findings finding NNS 1861 1868 further further RB 1869 1876 support support VBP 1877 1880 our our PRP$ 1881 1889 previous previous JJ 1890 1902 observations observation NNS 1903 1905 on on IN 1906 1909 the the DT 1910 1918 distinct distinct JJ 1919 1929 regulation regulation NN 1930 1932 of of IN 1933 1943 expression expression NN 1944 1946 of of IN 1947 1950 the the DT 1951 1956 human human JJ 1957 1963 HLA-DQ HLA-DQ NNP 1964 1969 class class NN 1970 1972 II ii CD 1973 1979 subset subset NN 1979 1980 , , , 1981 1986 which which WDT 1987 1990 may may MD 1991 1993 be be VB 1994 1998 thus thus RB 1999 2009 controlled control VBN 2010 2012 at at IN 2013 2016 the the DT 2017 2036 posttranscriptional posttranscriptional JJ 2037 2042 level level NN 2043 2045 by by IN 2046 2047 a a DT 2048 2065 CIITA-independent ciita-independent JJ 2066 2075 mechanism mechanism NN 2075 2076 . . .