title: Twisting tails exposed: the evidence for TCR conformational change.
abstract: The mechanism by which the ligand occupancy state of the T cell receptor complex is converted into intracellular signaling information has been a controversial topic. Although the majority of structural studies argue against a conformational change, recent studies support the possibility for such a change within the CD3 components of the TCR complex. In this commentary, the evidence for TCR conformational change is reviewed and potential mechanisms for its initiation are explored.
authors.affiliation: Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017260:Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D017260:Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
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