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Representation of an alpha-beta T cell receptor

V: variable domain; C: constant domain of the beta chain
The C-REGIONs is shown in red.
The V-D-J-REGION is shown in green (V) and yellow (D-J)
 alpha chain
Only the extracellular domains are displayed. The carbohydrates are not shown.

The corresponding PDB ( Protein Data Bank) file is 1BD2 (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do).

Created: 11/06/2001
Last updated: Thursday, 07-Aug-2025 21:00:39 CEST
Author: Marie-Paule Lefranc Marie-Paule.Lefranc@igh.cnrs.fr
Editor: Elodie Foulquier