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Protein threading [ 19 20 21 22 ] and side-chain packing [ 23 24 25 26 ] techniques have been applied in molecular mechanics based MHC-peptide binding predictions.
5 A), but the side-chain of a lysine could come closer and influence lightly the electrostatic potential of the binding cavity.
To eliminate most of the side-chain, K61A introduces alanine at this position.
This implies that the backbone atoms in the MHC molecules play a secondary role in the binding of the peptide; it is the interaction between the sidechain atoms in the MHC molecules with both side-chain and backbone atoms in the peptide what determines the binding.
The side-chain of Phe144 contacts the ligands only via its c-alpha an c-beta atoms, and similar interaction can occur with a leucine or glutamine at this position; however, while the conformation presented is projecting away from the ligands, alternative conformers could bring the side-chain closer to the agonists, and represent structural determinants for specificity.