Rh group (Molbio-Rh function) Flashcards
Condition in which an antibody from the mother’s serum crosses the placental barrier and attacks the fetus’ cell;
HDN (Hemolytic disease of the Newborn)
What chromosome are RHD and RHCE
found?
Chromosome 1
present on most D-positive and all C- positive RBCs
Rh antigens – G antigen
variants or mutations of Rh antigen differs about how many amino acids
32-35 amino acids
RHD protein is flanked by
Rhesus boxes
at what residue does Serine was replaced by Asparagine
residue 68
Number of exons for RHD and RHCE
10
What is the most immunogenic antigen and the least immunogenic?
D > c > E > C > e
D: is the most immunogenic
e: is the least immunogenic
Isoleucine at residue 60 replaced
Leucine
Commericially produced and purified IgG class Anti-D w/ a latex molecule attached
Rh Immune Globulin (RhIG)
C and c differ by ____ amino acids
four
sources of Rh antigen-G antigen (3 pts)
RhD, RhCe, and RhCE protein
Where is RHAG located
Chromosome 6
links Rh complex to the membrane skeleton
Rh/RhAG-ankyrin interaction and CD47-protein 4.2 association
Serine at residue 68 replaced by
Asparagine
Rh Function
(1)Structural integrity of Red Cells
(2) Ammonia and CO2 transporters
She proposed that Rh was based on two Rh gene
Patricia Tippet
RHAG appears early in what progenitor
CD34+
E and e differ in what amino acid
Proline at residue 226 replaced by Alanine
replaced by tryptophan at residue 16
Cysteine