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Interactions between immunogenic peptides and MHC proteins.
Annual review of immunology - 1 Jan 1991
Rothbard J B, Gefter M L
Abstract excerpt
The MHC class-I and class-II molecules are highly polymorphic membrane proteins, which bind and transport to the surface of cells peptide fragments of intact proteins. The peptide-MHC complexes are recognized by the antigen-specific receptor of T lymphocytes and are the basis by which the cellular immune system distinguishes self from nonself. In order to perform this function, MHC proteins simultaneously display...
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