1uz8
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ANTI-LEWIS X FAB FRAGMENT IN COMPLEX WITH LEWIS X
OverviewOverview
The Lewis X trisaccharide is pivotal in mediating specific cell-cell, interactions. Monoclonal antibody 291-2G3-A, which was generated from mice, infected with schistosomes, has been shown to recognize the Lewis X, trisaccharide. Here we describe the structure of the Fab fragment of, 291-2G3-A, with Lewis X, to 1.8 A resolution. The crystallographic, analysis revealed that the antigen binding site is a rather shallow, binding pocket, and residues from all six complementary determining, regions of the antibody contact all sugar residues. The high specificity, of the binding pocket does not result in high affinity; the K(D), determined by isothermal calorimetry is 11 microM. However, this affinity, is in the same range as for other sugar-antibody complexes. The detailed, understanding of ... [(full description)]
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1UZ8 is a [Single protein] structure of sequence from [[1]]. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].
ReferenceReference
Structure of an anti-Lewis X Fab fragment in complex with its Lewis X antigen., van Roon AM, Pannu NS, de Vrind JP, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Hokke CH, Deelder AM, Abrahams JP, Structure. 2004 Jul;12(7):1227-36. PMID:15242599
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