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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
The three-dimensional structure of the Fab fragment of the murine monoclonal antibody A5B7, which is specific for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) a protein expressed on carcinoma cell surfaces, has been determined. The structure was solved by molecular replacement and has been refined to an R factor for 21.2% (all data 8-2.1 A). The conformation of the hypervariable loops, which form the antigen binding site, are consistent with canonical loop predictions. Hypervariable loop H3 is unusual in surface exposing many hydrophobic groups at the expense of burying an aspartic acid in the protein core. Other regions of the structure that influence the conformation of the binding site are identified. This structure forms a basis for analysing the effects of amino-acid substitutions in both hypervariable and framework regions in engineering studies of the A5B7 antibody.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0907-4449
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1107-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure of the Fab fragment of a monoclonal antibody specific for carcinoembryonic antigen.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Recognition Centre, University of Bristol, University Walk, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article