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Ligand-receptor binding revealed by the TNF family member TALL-1.
Nature - 1 May 2003
Liu Yingfang, Hong Xia, Kappler John, Jiang Ling, Zhang Rongguang, Xu Liangguo, Pan Cheol-Ho, Martin Wesley E, Murphy Robert C, Shu Hong-Bing, Dai Shaodong, Zhang Gongyi
Abstract excerpt
The tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ligand TALL-1 and its cognate receptors, BCMA, TACI and BAFF-R, were recently identified as members of the TNF superfamily, which are essential factors contributing to B-cell maturation. The functional, soluble fragment of TALL-1 (sTALL-1) forms a virus-like assembly for its proper function. Here we determine the crystal structures of sTALL-1 complexed with the extracellular...
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