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SUBMITTER: Lazar-Molnar E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1976262 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lazar-Molnar Eszter E Almo Steven C SC Nathenson Stanley G SG
Cellular immunology 20061201 2
Oligomeric state makes important contributions to the signaling mechanisms of costimulatory molecules. In this study we address the biological relevance of the disulfide-linked dimeric structure of CD28. Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) demonstrates that removal of the interdomain disulfide bond (C123) does not interfere with the formation of CD28 oligomers on the cell surface. Although the C123S mutant shows 40% lower binding affinity to the ligand B7-1, it is able to costimulate a ...[more]