The X-ray structures of a lysozyme-complexed camel VH domain and an antigen-free llama VH domain reveal novel features that open up new possibilities for generating and engineering minimal antigen recognition units.
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Sheriff, S., Constantine, K. Redefining the minimal antigen-binding fragment. Nat Struct Mol Biol 3, 733–736 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0996-733
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