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Mutational analysis reveals a complex interplay of peptide binding and multiple biological features of HLA-B27.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Dec 2010
Galocha Begoña, López de Castro José A
Abstract excerpt
Molecular polymorphism influences the strong association of HLA-B27 with ankylosing spondylitis through an unknown mechanism. Natural subtypes and site-directed mutants were used to analyze the effect of altering the peptide-binding site of this molecule on its stability, interaction with tapasin, folding, and export. The disease-associated subtypes B*2705, B*2702, and B*2704 showed higher thermostability at 50...
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