Evidence for a conformational change in a class II major histocompatibility complex molecule occuring in the same pH range where antigen binding is enhanced

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-126

  Boniface, J Jay ^a   Lyons, Daniel S ^a   Wettstein, Daniel A ^a,c   Allbritton, Nancy L ^a,d   Davis, Mark M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CHO CELLS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0030030896     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.1.119     Document Type: Article

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