Antibody bound to antigen
PDB ID: 3HFMAntibodies recognize foreign molecules in the blood as part of the immune system that protects us from infection. This structure includes one arm of an antibody bound to lysozyme.
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Discussed Structures from Antibodies
antibody (immunoglobulin)
antibody bound to antigen
catalytic antibody
Reference
PDB ID: 3HFM
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Padlan, E.A., Silverton, E.W., Sheriff, S., Cohen, G.H., Smith-Gill, S.J., Davies, D.R. (1989) Structure of an antibody-antigen complex: crystal structure of the HyHEL-10 Fab-lysozyme complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 86: 5938-42

