Structural Comparison Between MHC Classes I and II; in Evolution, a Class-II-Like Molecule Probably Came First

Structures of peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex class I (pMHC-I) and class II (pMHC-II) complexes are similar. However, whereas pMHC-II complexes include similar-sized IIα and IIβ chains, pMHC-I complexes include a heavy chain (HC) and a single domain molecule β2-microglobulin (β2-m)....

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Principais autores: Yanan Wu, Nianzhi Zhang, Keiichiro Hashimoto, Chun Xia, Johannes M. Dijkstra
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
coleção:Frontiers in Immunology
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Acesso em linha:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.621153/full