The Fab and Fc fragments of IgA1 exhibit a different arrangement from that in IgG: A study by X-ray and neutron solution scattering and homology modelling

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1421-1447

  Boehm, Mark K ^a   Woof, Jenny M ^b   Kerr, Michael A ^b   Perkins, Stephen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Homology modelling; Immunoglobulin A; Molecular graphics; Neutron scattering; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN STRUCTURE; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0033548612     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2556     Document Type: Article

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