Crystal structure of a ternary complex between human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and two FV fragments specific for the α and β-subunits

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1375-1385

  Tegoni, Mariella ^a   Spinelli, Silvia ^a   Verhoeyen, Martine ^b   Davis, Paul ^b   Cambillau, Christian ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Fv fragments; Human chorionic gonadotropin; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0033603623     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2845     Document Type: Article

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