Video Of 2.4 Angstrom Crystal Structure Of Alloantibody Binding To HLA Molecule (VIDEO)

National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

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The alloantibody (shown in pink and blue) binds to a site at the base of the HLA-A*11:01 molecule (shown in white and green). This site is removed from the binding sites of T cells (T cell receptor shown in orange and CD8 co-receptor shown in blue); NK cells (NK cell receptor shown in yellow); and peptides.

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Paul A. MacAry

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