1kgc
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'''Immune Receptor'''<br /> | '''Immune Receptor'''<br /> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
- | Despite a potential repertoire of >10(15) alphabeta T cell receptors | + | Despite a potential repertoire of >10(15) alphabeta T cell receptors (TcR), the HLA B8-restricted cytolytic T cell response to a latent antigen of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strikingly limited in the TcR sequences that are selected. Even in unrelated individuals this response is dominated by a single highly restricted TcR clonotype that selects identical combinations of hypervariable Valpha, Vbeta, D, J, and N region genes. We have determined the 1.5 A crystal structure of this "public" TcR, revealing that five of the six hypervariable loops adopt novel conformations providing a unique combining site that contains a deep pocket predicted to overlay the HLA B8-peptide complex. The findings suggest a structural basis for the immunodominance of this clonotype in the immune response to EBV. |
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
- | 1KGC is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http:// | + | 1KGC is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1KGC OCA]. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]] | [[Category: Homo sapiens]] | ||
[[Category: Protein complex]] | [[Category: Protein complex]] | ||
- | [[Category: Brooks, A | + | [[Category: Brooks, A G.]] |
- | [[Category: Clements, C | + | [[Category: Clements, C S.]] |
[[Category: Kjer-Nielsen, L.]] | [[Category: Kjer-Nielsen, L.]] | ||
[[Category: McCluskey, J.]] | [[Category: McCluskey, J.]] | ||
- | [[Category: Purcell, A | + | [[Category: Purcell, A W.]] |
[[Category: Rossjohn, J.]] | [[Category: Rossjohn, J.]] | ||
[[Category: lc13 clone]] | [[Category: lc13 clone]] | ||
[[Category: t-cell receptor]] | [[Category: t-cell receptor]] | ||
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Immune Receptor
Overview
Despite a potential repertoire of >10(15) alphabeta T cell receptors (TcR), the HLA B8-restricted cytolytic T cell response to a latent antigen of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strikingly limited in the TcR sequences that are selected. Even in unrelated individuals this response is dominated by a single highly restricted TcR clonotype that selects identical combinations of hypervariable Valpha, Vbeta, D, J, and N region genes. We have determined the 1.5 A crystal structure of this "public" TcR, revealing that five of the six hypervariable loops adopt novel conformations providing a unique combining site that contains a deep pocket predicted to overlay the HLA B8-peptide complex. The findings suggest a structural basis for the immunodominance of this clonotype in the immune response to EBV.
About this Structure
1KGC is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The 1.5 A crystal structure of a highly selected antiviral T cell receptor provides evidence for a structural basis of immunodominance., Kjer-Nielsen L, Clements CS, Brooks AG, Purcell AW, McCluskey J, Rossjohn J, Structure. 2002 Nov;10(11):1521-32. PMID:12429093
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