Characterization of the functional domain of β2-microglobulin from the Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer.
<h4>Background</h4>β2-Microglobulin (β(2)M) is the light chain of major histocompatibility class I (MHC I) that binds non-covalently with the α heavy chain. Both proteins attach to the antigen peptide, presenting a complex to the T cell to be destroyed via the immune mechanism.<h4>...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20949082/pdf/?tool=EBI |