The high-affinity interaction of human IL-4 and the receptor α chain is constituted by two independent binding clusters

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 399-407

  Zhang, Jin Li ^a   Simeonowa, Irina ^a   Wang, Yonghong ^a   Sebald, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interleukin 4; Interleukin 4 receptor chain; Mutational analysis; Protein protein interaction; Structure function

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0036300916     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5243     Document Type: Article

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