Crystal structure of a dimerized cockroach allergen Bla g 2 complexed with a monoclonal antibody.

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Published in J Biol Chem on June 02, 2008

Authors

Mi Li1, Alla Gustchina, Jerry Alexandratos, Alexander Wlodawer, Sabina Wünschmann, Christopher L Kepley, Martin D Chapman, Anna Pomés

Author Affiliations

1: Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.

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