THERMODYNAMICS OF PEPTIDE-MHC CLASS II INTERACTIONS: NOT ALL COMPLEXES ARE CREATED EQUAL

The adaptive immune response begins when CD4+ T cells recognize antigenic peptides bound to class II molecules of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHCII). The interaction between peptides and MHCII has been historically interpreted as a rigid docking event. However, this model has been challeng...

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Main Author: Andrea eFerrante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00308/full