From antigen processing to peptide-MHC binding.

Emil R Unanue

doi:10.1038/ni1206-1277

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From antigen processing to peptide-MHC binding.

Emil R Unanue

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Emil R. Unanue recounts his seminal work 25 years ago demonstrating that antigens are phagocytosed and processed by antigen-presenting cells and that class II major histocompatibility complex molecules are peptide-binding proteins.

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Allergy and Immunology Animals Antigen Presentation Antigen-Presenting Cells Histocompatibility Antigens Class II History, 20th Century Humans Biography Historical Article Journal Article Portrait

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Emil R Unanue. 2006. From antigen processing to peptide-MHC binding.. https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1206-1277

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