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Structures of CD6 and Its Ligand CD166 Give Insight into Their Interaction.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 4 Aug 2015
Chappell Paul E, Garner Lee I, Yan Jun, Metcalfe Clive, Hatherley Deborah, Johnson Steven, Robinson Carol V, Lea Susan M, Brown Marion H
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CD6 is a transmembrane protein with an extracellular region containing three scavenger receptor cysteine rich (SRCR) domains. The membrane proximal domain of CD6 binds the N-terminal immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) domain of another cell surface receptor, CD166, which also engages in homophilic interactions. CD6 expression is mainly restricted to T cells, and the interaction between CD6 and CD166 regulates...
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