Participation of two Ser-Ser-Phe-Tyr repeats in interleukin-6 (IL-6)- binding sites of the human IL-6 receptor

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 714-723

  Kalai, Michael ^a,b   Montero Julian, Fèlix A ^c   Grötzinger, Joachim ^d   Wollmer, Axel ^d   Morelle, Danielle ^a   Brochier, Jean ^e   Rose John, Stefan ^f   Heinrich, Peter C ^d   Brailly, Hervé ^c   Content, Jean ^a,b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c Immunotech   (France)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

binding site; hematopoietin receptor family; interleukin 6 receptor; structure function analysis; three dimensional molecular model

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 8944261360     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0714w.x     Document Type: Article

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