Structure of human IgM rheumatoid factor Fab bound to its autoantigen IgG Fc reveals a novel topology of antibody-antigen interaction

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 374-381

  Corper, Adam L ^a   Sohi, Maninder K ^a   Bonagura, Vincent R ^b   Steinitz, Michael ^c   Jefferis, Royston ^d   Feinstein, Arnold ^e   Beale, Dennis ^e   Taussig, Michael J ^e   Sutton, Brian J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030938368     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0597-374     Document Type: Article

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