Crystal structure of the complex between CD8αα human and HLA-A2
The dimeric cell-surface glycoprotein CD8 is crucial to the positive selection of cytotoxic T cells in the thymus. The homodimer CD8αα or the heterodimer αβ stabilizes the interaction of the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class l/peptide by binding to the c...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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