An allosteric site in the T-cell receptor C beta domain plays a critical signalling role.
Natarajan, K., McShan, A.C., Jiang, J., Kumirov, V.K., Wang, R., Zhao, H., Schuck, P., Tilahun, M.E., Boyd, L.F., Ying, J., Bax, A., Margulies, D.H., Sgourakis, N.G.(2017) Nat Commun 8: 15260-15260
- PubMed: 28508865 
- DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15260
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5IVX, 5IW1 - PubMed Abstract: 
The molecular mechanism through which the interaction of a clonotypic αβ T-cell receptor (TCR) with a peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex (p/MHC) leads to T-cell activation is not yet fully understood. Here we exploit a high-affinity TCR (B4.2 ...