Crystal structure of an Fab fragment in complex with a meningococcal serosubtype antigen and a protein G domain

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-91

  Derrick, Jeremy P ^a   Maiden, Martin C J ^b   Feavers, Ian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; Crystal structure; Neisseria meningitidis; PorA; Porin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; PROTEIN G;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0033569344     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3144     Document Type: Article

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