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The diabetogenic mouse MHC class II molecule I-Ag7 is endowed with a switch that modulates TCR affinity.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2010
Yoshida Kenji, Corper Adam L, Herro Rana, Jabri Bana, Wilson Ian A, Teyton Luc
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity is frequently associated with specific MHC alleles. Diabetogenic MHC class II molecules, such as human HLA-DQ8 and mouse I-Ag7, typically have a small, uncharged amino acid residue at position 57 of their beta chain (beta57); this results in the absence of a salt bridge between beta57 and Argalpha76, which is adjacent to the P9 pocket of the peptide-binding groove. However,...
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