Relative Movements of Domains in Large Molecules of the Immune System

Figure 1

Structure description. (a) Cartoon representation of the TCR/pMHC/CD8 system: MHC (grey), -microglobulin (ochre), peptide (black), TCR α-chain (red), TCR β-chain (blue), and CD8 and CD8 (cyan). (b, c) Cartoon representation of the pMHC/CD8 complex: α-helix Gα₁ (yellow), α-helix Gα₂ (orange), -domain (purple), β-sheet (lime), and CD8 and CD8 (cyan).

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