A structural transition in class II major histocompatibility complex proteins at mildly acidic pH

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-136

  Runnels, Herbert A ^a   Moore, Joseph C ^a   Jensen, Peter E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0030068236     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.1.127     Document Type: Article

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