Crystallization of a complex between the Fab fragment of a human immunoglobulin M (IgM) rheumatoid factor (RF-AN) and the Fc fragment of human IgG4

Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 636-641

  Sohi, M K ^a   Corper, A L ^a   Wan, T ^a   Steinitz, M ^b   Jefferis, R ^c   Beale, D ^d   He, M ^d   Feinstein, A ^d   Sutton, B J ^a   Taussig, M J ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 9344248427     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-692.x     Document Type: Article

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