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Structure of the Fc fragment of human IgE bound to its high-affinity receptor Fc epsilonRI alpha.
Nature - 20 Jul 2000
Garman S C, Wurzburg B A, Tarchevskaya S S, Kinet J P, Jardetzky T S
Abstract excerpt
The initiation of immunoglobulin-E (IgE)-mediated allergic responses requires the binding of IgE antibody to its high-affinity receptor, Fc epsilonRI. Crosslinking of Fc epsilonRI initiates an intracellular signal transduction cascade that triggers the release of mediators of the allergic response. The interaction of the crystallizable fragment (Fc) of IgE (IgE-Fc) with Fc epsilonRI is a key recognition event of...
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