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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2009

Conformational flexibility in immunoglobulin E-Fc 3-4 revealed in multiple crystal forms.

Beth A Wurzburg, Theodore S Jardetzky

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. A novel structural unit in the N-terminal region of filamins.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2014
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  17. A range of Cℇ3-Cℇ4 interdomain angles in IgE Fc accommodate binding to its receptor CD23.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Beth A WurzburgDepartment of Structural Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Theodore S Jardetzky

Funding

Structural Studies of IgE ReceptorsR37AI038972 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JARDETZKY, THEODORE S · 2001 to 2010
$3.0M
SPECIFICITY OF INDIVIDUAL HELPER T LYMPHOCYTESR01AI018939 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI PIERCE, SUSAN K. · 1985 to 1989
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SPECIFICITY OF INDIVIDUAL HELPER T LYMPHOCYTESR37AI018939 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI PIERCE, SUSAN K. · 1990 to 1999
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NIAID NIH HHS AI18939NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI038972
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The structure of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-Fc(3-4) has been solved in three new crystal forms, providing 13 snapshots of the Fc conformation and revealing a diverse range of open-closed motions among subunit chains and dimers. A more detailed analysis of the open-to-closed motion of IgE-Fc(3-4) was possible with so many structures, and the new structures allow a more thorough examination of the flexibility of IgE-Fc and its implications for receptor binding. The existence of a hydrophobic pocket at the elbow region of the Fc appears to be conformation dependent and suggests a means of regulating the IgE-Fc conformation (and potentially receptor binding) with small molecules.

Indexed as

Crystallography, X-RayHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein Structure, QuaternaryImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin Fc Fragments

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PMID19682998
PMCPMC2827403

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