Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)

Version 0.9
(Incomplete; still under development)

Development supported by the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation.

Internet Explorer won't work -- use Netscape Navigator 3.01 or 4.01 or later.
Chime must be installed on your system. Macintosh users see here!
How to use Chime.
MHC ( user-controlled mode for lectures or self-paced study.)
Rotation can be stopped with Chime's Menu.
Questions to help focus your tour.
Download for much faster operation! Downloads include the PDB files which can be viewed in RasMol.
Further Resources on the MHC (not yet implemented -- send your suggestions to Eric Martz).
Acknowledgements, sources of PDB files.
Easy instructions for creating tutorials like this one.

Download for faster/smoother operation. If you have a copy of this tutorial on your computer's hard disk, you can display it in Netscape without an Internet connection. Running the tutorial over the Internet will be slow, therefore it is STRONGLY recommended that you do download and run it locally when projecting to a class.

Improved versions of this tutorial and new animated tutorials will be posted on the Animated Tutorials Page at the RasMol Home Page, or on the UMass Chime Resources Site.

Version History

February 19, 1998, version 0.9: Added font-size control. Carbohydrate now displayed on MHC class II.
January 24, 1998, version 0.81: Made compatible with Navigator 4.04 and Chime 2 under Windows 95..
November 16, 1997, version 0.8. (adapted by Eric Martz from the RasMol "movie" script by Eric Martz, November 1995). This version is incomplete (some desired images still missing; some color schemes inconsistent) but may nevertheless be better than nothing.

Feedback to Eric Martz.