T cell receptor engagement triggers its CD3epsilon and CD3zeta subunits to adopt a compact, locked conformation.

How the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) discriminates between molecularly related peptide/Major Histocompatibility Complex (pMHC) ligands and converts this information into different possible signaling outcomes is still not understood. One current model proposes that strong pMHC ligands, but not weak...

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Main Authors: Ruth M Risueño, Wolfgang W A Schamel, Balbino Alarcón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2254190?pdf=render