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The solution structure of the F42A mutant of human interleukin 2.
Journal of molecular biology - 14 Apr 1995
Mott H R, Baines B S, Hall R M, Cooke R M, Driscoll P C, Weir M P, Campbell I D
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) is one of the major cytokines produced by T lymphocytes in response to antigen. It is a potent growth and differentiation factor for several cell-types and is structurally related to the four-helix bundle family of cytokines. Mutation of residue Phe42 to Ala abolishes binding to the alpha chain of the tri-partite IL-2 receptor. The three-dimensional structure of the F42A mutant IL-2 has been...
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