Prediction of Disordered Regions and Their Roles in the Anti-Pathogenic and Immunomodulatory Functions of Butyrophilins

Prediction of Disordered Regions and Their Roles in the Anti-Pathogenic and Immunomodulatory Functions of Butyrophilins

Butyrophilins (BTNs) are a group of the moonlighting proteins, some members of which are secreted in milk. They constitute a large family of structurally similar type 1 transmembrane proteins from the immunoglobulin superfamily. Although the founding member of this family is related to lactation, pa...

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Main Authors: Elrashdy M. Redwan, Ahmed M. Al-Hejin, Hussein A. Almehdar, Abdelrahman M. Elsaway, Vladimir N. Uversky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
butyrophilin
structure
function
immune response
antigen presentation
intrinsic disorder
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/2/328

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