Epitope flexibility and dynamic footprint revealed by molecular dynamics of a pMHC-TCR complex

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Reboul, Cyril F ^a   Meyer, Grischa R ^a   Porebski, Benjamin T ^a   Borg, Natalie A ^a   Buckle, Ashley M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; T-CELLS;

AMINO-ACIDS; CRYSTALS STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC STUDIES; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PEPTIDE STRUCTURES; RATIONALISATION; STRUCTURAL BASIS; T CELL ACTIVATION; VIRAL PEPTIDES; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

PEPTIDES;

EPITOPE; HLA B ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 84861128851     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002404     Document Type: Article

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