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SUBMITTER: Schulze MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288754 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schulze Monika-Sarah E D MS Wucherpfennig Kai W KW
Current opinion in immunology 20111202 1
HLA-DM serves a critical function in the loading and editing of peptides on MHC class II (MHCII) molecules. Recent data showed that the interaction cycle between MHCII molecules and HLA-DM is dependent on the occupancy state of the peptide binding groove. Empty MHCII molecules form stable complexes with HLA-DM, which are disrupted by binding of high-affinity peptide. Interestingly, MHCII molecules with fully engaged peptides cannot interact with HLA-DM, and prior dissociation of the peptide N-te ...[more]