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Subtle conformational changes between CX3CR1 genetic variants as revealed by resonance energy transfer assays.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Nov 2010
Darbandi-Tehrani Kévin, Hermand Patricia, Carvalho Stéphanie, Dorgham Karim, Couvineau Alain, Lacapère Jean-Jacques, Combadière Christophe, Deterre Philippe
Abstract excerpt
The chemokine CX3CL1 is expressed as a membrane protein that forms a potent adhesive pair with its unique receptor CX3CR1. This receptor has 3 natural variants, V249-T280 (VT), I249-T280 (IT), and I249-M280 (IM), whose relative frequencies are significantly associated with the incidence of various inflammatory diseases. To assess the adhesive potency of CX3CR1 and the molecular diversity of its variants, we...
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