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Zinc mediated dimer of human interferon-alpha 2b revealed by X-ray crystallography.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 15 Dec 1996
Radhakrishnan R, Walter L J, Hruza A, Reichert P, Trotta P P, Nagabhushan T L, Walter M R
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BACKGROUND: The human alpha-interferon (huIFN-alpha) family displays broad spectrum antiviral, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory activities on a variety of cell types. The diverse biological activities of the IFN-alpha's are conveyed to cells through specific interactions with cell-surface receptors. Despite considerable effort, no crystal structure of a member of this family has yet been reported, because...
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