Crystal structure of a non-canonical low-affinity peptide complexed with MHC class I: a new approach for vaccine design.
Apostolopoulos, V., Yu, M., Corper, A.L., Teyton, L., Pietersz, G.A., McKenzie, I.F., Wilson, I.A.(2002) J Mol Biol 318: 1293-1305
- PubMed: 12083518 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00196-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1G7Q - PubMed Abstract: 
Peptides bind with high affinity to MHC class I molecules by anchoring certain side-chains (anchors) into specificity pockets in the MHC peptide-binding groove. Peptides that do not contain these canonical anchor residues normally have low affinity, ...