2ici
From Proteopedia
(New page: 200px<br /><applet load="2ici" size="350" color="white" frame="true" align="right" spinBox="true" caption="2ici, resolution 1.560Å" /> '''Crystal Structure o...) |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| - | Superantigens (SAgs) are potent microbial toxins that bind simultaneously | + | Superantigens (SAgs) are potent microbial toxins that bind simultaneously to T cell receptors (TCRs) and class II major histocompatibility complex molecules, resulting in the activation and expansion of large T cell subsets and the onset of numerous human diseases. Within the bacterial SAg family, streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin I (SpeI) has been classified as belonging to the group V SAg subclass, which are characterized by a unique, relatively conserved approximately 15 amino acid extension (amino acid residues 154 to 170 in SpeI; herein referred to as the alpha3-beta8 loop), absent in SAg groups I through IV. Here, we report the crystal structure of SpeI at 1.56 A resolution. Although the alpha3-beta8 loop in SpeI is several residues shorter than that of another group V SAg, staphylococcal enterotoxin serotype I, the C-terminal portions of these loops, which are located adjacent to the putative TCR binding site, are structurally similar. Mutagenesis and subsequent functional analysis of SpeI indicates that TCR beta-chains are likely engaged in a similar general orientation as other characterized SAgs. We show, however, that the alpha3-beta8 loop length, and the presence of key glycine residues, are necessary for optimal activation of T cells. Based on Vbeta-skewing analysis of human T cells activated with SpeI and structural models, we propose that the alpha3-beta8 loop is positioned to form productive intermolecular contacts with the TCR beta-chain, likely in framework region 3, and that these contacts are required for optimal TCR recognition by SpeI, and likely all other group V SAgs. |
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| - | Crystal | + | Crystal structure of the streptococcal superantigen SpeI and functional role of a novel loop domain in T cell activation by group V superantigens., Brouillard JN, Gunther S, Varma AK, Gryski I, Herfst CA, Rahman AK, Leung DY, Schlievert PM, Madrenas J, Sundberg EJ, McCormick JK, J Mol Biol. 2007 Apr 6;367(4):925-34. Epub 2007 Jan 12. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=17303163 17303163] |
[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
[[Category: Streptococcus pyogenes]] | [[Category: Streptococcus pyogenes]] | ||
[[Category: Gunther, S.]] | [[Category: Gunther, S.]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Sundberg, E | + | [[Category: Sundberg, E J.]] |
| - | [[Category: Varma, A | + | [[Category: Varma, A K.]] |
[[Category: MG]] | [[Category: MG]] | ||
[[Category: streptococcal superantigen spei]] | [[Category: streptococcal superantigen spei]] | ||
| - | ''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on | + | ''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu Feb 21 17:51:12 2008'' |
Revision as of 15:51, 21 February 2008
|
Crystal Structure of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin I
Overview
Superantigens (SAgs) are potent microbial toxins that bind simultaneously to T cell receptors (TCRs) and class II major histocompatibility complex molecules, resulting in the activation and expansion of large T cell subsets and the onset of numerous human diseases. Within the bacterial SAg family, streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin I (SpeI) has been classified as belonging to the group V SAg subclass, which are characterized by a unique, relatively conserved approximately 15 amino acid extension (amino acid residues 154 to 170 in SpeI; herein referred to as the alpha3-beta8 loop), absent in SAg groups I through IV. Here, we report the crystal structure of SpeI at 1.56 A resolution. Although the alpha3-beta8 loop in SpeI is several residues shorter than that of another group V SAg, staphylococcal enterotoxin serotype I, the C-terminal portions of these loops, which are located adjacent to the putative TCR binding site, are structurally similar. Mutagenesis and subsequent functional analysis of SpeI indicates that TCR beta-chains are likely engaged in a similar general orientation as other characterized SAgs. We show, however, that the alpha3-beta8 loop length, and the presence of key glycine residues, are necessary for optimal activation of T cells. Based on Vbeta-skewing analysis of human T cells activated with SpeI and structural models, we propose that the alpha3-beta8 loop is positioned to form productive intermolecular contacts with the TCR beta-chain, likely in framework region 3, and that these contacts are required for optimal TCR recognition by SpeI, and likely all other group V SAgs.
About this Structure
2ICI is a Single protein structure of sequence from Streptococcus pyogenes with as ligand. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of the streptococcal superantigen SpeI and functional role of a novel loop domain in T cell activation by group V superantigens., Brouillard JN, Gunther S, Varma AK, Gryski I, Herfst CA, Rahman AK, Leung DY, Schlievert PM, Madrenas J, Sundberg EJ, McCormick JK, J Mol Biol. 2007 Apr 6;367(4):925-34. Epub 2007 Jan 12. PMID:17303163
Page seeded by OCA on Thu Feb 21 17:51:12 2008
