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High-affinity T cell receptor differentiates cognate peptide-MHC and altered peptide ligands with distinct kinetics and thermodynamics.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2010
Persaud Stephen P, Donermeyer David L, Weber K Scott, Kranz David M, Allen Paul M
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Interactions between the T cell receptor and cognate peptide-MHC are crucial initiating events in the adaptive immune response. These binding events are highly specific yet occur with micromolar affinity. Even weaker interactions between TCR and self-pMHC complexes play critical regulatory roles in T cell development, maintenance and coagonist activity. Due to their low-affinity, the kinetics and thermodynamics...
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