Conformational Melding Permits a Conserved Binding Geometry in TCR Recognition of Foreign and Self Molecular Mimics.
Borbulevych, O.Y., Piepenbrink, K.H., Baker, B.M.(2011) J Immunol 186: 2950-2958
- PubMed: 21282516 
- DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003150
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3PWJ, 3PWL, 3PWN, 3PWP - PubMed Abstract: 
Molecular mimicry between foreign and self Ags is a mechanism of TCR cross-reactivity and is thought to contribute to the development of autoimmunity. The αβ TCR A6 recognizes the foreign Ag Tax from the human T cell leukemia virus-1 when presented by the class I MHC HLA-A2 ...