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    Protein Eng. 1996 Jun;9(6):493-8.

    Prediction of the three-dimensional structure of human interleukin-7 by homology modeling.

    Kroemer RT, Doughty SW, Robinson AJ, Richards WG.

    Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK.

    The three-dimensional structure of human interleukin (IL)-7 has been predicted based on homology to human IL-2, IL-4, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and growth hormone. The model has a topology common to other cytokines and displays a unique disulfide pattern. Knowledge of the tertiary structure of IL-7 has implications for analysis of key binding regions, suggestions for mutagenesis experiments and design of (ant)agonists. In this context, the model is discussed and compared with other cytokine structures.

    PMID: 8862549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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