The foreign antigen binding site and T cell recognition regions of class I histocompatibility antigens
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Most of the polymorphic amino acids of the class I histocompatibility antigen, HLA-A2, are clustered on top of the molecule in a large groove identified as the recognition site for processed foreign antigens. Many residues critical for T-cell recognition of HLA are located in this site, in positions allowing them to serve as ligands to processed antigens. These findings have implications for how the products of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) recognize foreign antigens.
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Immune responses of any single adult vary considerably due to genetic variability in HLA and innate immunity genes.
“Add to this considerable genetic variability in how individuals respond, determined by the highly polymorphic HLA genes [67] and by the genes of innate immunity, and it is not surprising that the immune responses of any single adult vary considerably.”
From Evolution of the immune system in humans from infancy to old age (2015) · cites this paper as [67]
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- Authors
- Bjorkman, P. J., Saper, M. A., Samraoui, B., Bennett, W. S., Strominger, J. L., & Wiley, D. C.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1987-10
- Volume
- 329
- Issue
- 6139
- Pages
- 512-518
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2029993034
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- FWCI
- 76.66
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Keywords
- HLA-A2, MHC class I, antibody binding sites, T cell recognition, MHC ligands, antigen presentation
- MeSH terms
- Epitopes, Antigens, Binding Sites, Computer Graphics, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, HLA Antigens, Humans, Models, Molecular, Polymorphism, Genetic, Protein Conformation, Receptors, Immunologic, T-Lymphocytes, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, HLA-A2 Antigen
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