Peptide register shifting within the MHC groove: Theory becomes reality

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 14-15, 2004, Pages 1033-1039

  Bankovich, Alexander J ^a   Girvin, Andrew T ^a   Moesta, Achim K ^a   Garcia, K Christopher ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Frameshifting; MHC; Peptide MHC; Register; Register shifting; T cell degeneracy; T cell recognition

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 1242293080     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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