Molecular dynamics simulations to provide insights into epitopes coupled to the soluble and membrane-bound MHC-II complexes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Bello, Martiniano ^a   Correa Basurto, Jose ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HETERODIMER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN BINDING; WATER;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PROTEIN BINDING; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CELL MEMBRANE; EPITOPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84901193849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072575     Document Type: Article

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