Non-classical MHC Class I molecule CD1d with Natural Killer Alpha/Beta T cell receptor at 2.80Å resolution
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Complex type
TRAV11
TRBV13
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Locus / Allele group
A molecular basis for the exquisite CD1d-restricted antigen specificity and functional responses of natural killer T cells.
Natural killer T (NKT) cells respond to a variety of CD1d-restricted antigens (Ags), although the basis for Ag discrimination by the NKT cell receptor (TCR) is unclear. Here we have described NKT TCR fine specificity against several closely related Ags, termed altered glycolipid ligands (AGLs), which differentially stimulate NKT cells. The structures of five ternary complexes all revealed similar docking. Acyl chain modifications did not affect the interaction, but reduced NKT cell proliferation, indicating an affect on Ag processing or presentation. Conversely, truncation of the phytosphingosine chain caused an induced fit mode of TCR binding that affected TCR affinity. Modifications in the glycosyl head group had a direct impact on the TCR interaction and associated cellular response, with ligand potency reflecting the t(1/2) life of the interaction. Accordingly, we have provided a molecular basis for understanding how modifications in AGLs can result in striking alterations in the cellular response of NKT cells.
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Publication data retrieved from PDBe REST API8 and PMCe REST API9
Other structures from this publication
1. Beta 2 microglobulin
Beta 2 microglobulin
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IQKTPQIQVYSRHPPENGKPNILNCYVTQFHPPHIEIQMLKNGKKIPKVEMSDMSFSKDW 70 80 90 SFYILAHTEFTPTETDTYACRVKHASMAEPKTVYWDRDM |
2. CD1d
CD1d
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SEAQQKNYTFRCLQMSSFANRSWSRTDSVVWLGDLQTHRWSNDSATISFTKPWSQGKLSN 70 80 90 100 110 120 QQWEKLQHMFQVYRVSFTRDIQELVKMMSPKEDYPIEIQLSAGCEMYPGNASESFLHVAF 130 140 150 160 170 180 QGKYVVRFWGTSWQTVPGAPSWLDLPIKVLNADQGTSATVQMLLNDTCPLFVRGLLEAGK 190 200 210 220 230 240 SDLEKQEKPVAWLSSVPSSAHGHRQLVCHVSGFYPKPVWVMWMRGDQEQQGTHRGDFLPN 250 260 270 280 290 300 ADETWYLQATLDVEAGEEAGLACRVKHSSLGGQDIILYWGSLHHILDAQKMVWNHRHHHH HH |
3. T cell receptor alpha
T cell receptor alpha
TRAV11
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TQVEQSPQSLVVRQGENSVLQCNYSVTPDNHLRWFKQDTGKGLVSLTVLVDQKDKTSNGR 70 80 90 100 110 120 YSATLDKDAKHSTLHITATLLDDTATYICVVGDRGSALGRLHFGAGTQLIVIPDIQNPDP 130 140 150 160 170 180 AVYQLRDSKSSDKSVCLFTDFDSQTNVSQSKDSDVYITDKCVLDMRSMDFKSNSAVAWSN 190 200 KSDFACANAFNNSIIPEDTFFPSPESS |
4. T cell receptor beta
T cell receptor beta
TRBV13
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EAAVTQSPRNKVAVTGGKVTLSCNQTNNHNNMYWYRQDTGHGLRLIHYSYGAGSTEKGDI 70 80 90 100 110 120 PDGYKASRPSQENFSLILELATPSQTSVYFCASGDAGGNYAEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLKNV 130 140 150 160 170 180 FPPEVAVFEPSEAEISHTQKATLVCLATGFYPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQPLKEQ 190 200 210 220 230 240 PALNDSRYALSSRLRVSATFWQNPRNHFRCQVQFYGLSENDEWTQDRAKPVTQIVSAEAW GRAD |
Data provenance
Sequences are retrieved via the Uniprot method of the RSCB REST API. Sequences are then compared to those derived from the PDB file and matched against sequences retrieved from the IPD-IMGT/HLA database for human sequences, or the IPD-MHC database for other species. Mouse sequences are matched against FASTA files from Uniprot. Sequences for the mature extracellular protein (signal petide and cytoplasmic tail removed) are compared to identical length sequences from the datasources mentioned before using either exact matching or Levenshtein distance based matching.
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Footnotes
- Protein Data Bank Europe - Coordinate Server
- 1HHK - HLA-A*02:01 binding LLFGYPVYV at 2.5Å resolution - PDB entry for 1HHK
- Protein structure alignment by incremental combinatorial extension (CE) of the optimal path. - PyMol CEALIGN Method - Publication
- PyMol - PyMol.org/pymol
- Levenshtein distance - Wikipedia entry
- Protein Data Bank Europe REST API - Molecules endpoint
- 3Dmol.js: molecular visualization with WebGL - 3DMol.js - Publication
- Protein Data Bank Europe REST API - Publication endpoint
- PubMed Central Europe REST API - Articles endpoint

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