Non-classical MHC Class I molecule CD1d with Natural Killer Alpha/Beta T cell receptor at 1.93Å resolution
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Complex type
TRAV11
TRBV13
Species
Locus / Allele group
4"-O-Alkylated ��-Galactosylceramide Analogues as iNKT-Cell Antigens: Synthetic, Biological, and Structural Studies.
Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a glycolipid-responsive subset of T-lymphocytes that fulfill a pivotal role in the immune system. The archetypical synthetic glycolipid, α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), whose molecular framework is inspired by a group of amphiphilic natural products, remains the most studied antigen for iNKT-cells. Nonetheless, the potential of α-GalCer as an immunostimulating agent is compromised by the fact that this glycolipid elicits simultaneous secretion of Th1- and Th2-cytokines. This has incited medicinal chemistry efforts to identify analogues that are able to perturb the Th1/Th2 balance. In this work, we present the synthesis of an extensive set of 4"-O-alkylated α-GalCer analogues, which were evaluated in vivo for their cytokine induction. We have found that conversion of the 4"-OH group to ether moieties decreases the immunogenic potential in mice relative to α-GalCer. Yet, the benzyl-modified glycolipids are able to produce a distinct pro-inflammatory immune response. The crystal structures suggest an extra hydrophobic interaction between the benzyl moiety and the α2-helix of CD1d.
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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 ADETWYLQATLDVEAGEEAGLACRVKHSSLGGQDIILYWHHHHHH |
3. T cell receptor alpha
T cell receptor alpha
TRAV11
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MKTQVEQSPQSLVVRQGENCVLQCNYSVTPDNHLRWFKQDTGKGLVSLTVLVDQKDKTSN 70 80 90 100 110 120 GRYSATLDKDAKHSTLHITATLLDDTATYICVVGDRGSALGRLHFGAGTQLIVIPDIQNP 130 140 150 160 170 180 DPAVYQLRDSKSSDKSVCLFTDFDSQTNVSQSKDSDVYITDKCVLDMRSMDFKSNSAVAW 190 200 SNKSDFACANAFNNSIIPEDTFFPSPESS |
4. T cell receptor beta
T cell receptor beta
TRBV13
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MEAAVTQSPRNKVAVTGGKVTLSCNQTNNHNNMYWYRQDTGHGLRLIHYSYGAGSTEKGD 70 80 90 100 110 120 IPDGYKASRPSQENFSLILELATPSQTSVYFCASGDEGYTQYFGPGTRLLVLEDLRNVTP 130 140 150 160 170 180 PKVSLFEPSKAEISHTQKATLVCLATGFYPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQPLKEQPA 190 200 210 220 230 240 LNDSRYSLSSRLRVSATFWQNPRNHFRCQVQFYGLSENDEWTQDRAKPVTQIVSAEAWGR A |
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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- 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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