==Structural basis of sulfatide presentation by mouse CD1d==

<StructureSection load='2akr' size='340' side='right' caption='[[2akr]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.90&Aring;' scene=''>

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2akr]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lk3_transgenic_mice Lk3 transgenic mice]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2AKR OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2AKR FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CIS:(15Z)-N-((1S,2R,3E)-2-HYDROXY-1-{[(3-O-SULFO-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)OXY]METHYL}HEPTADEC-3-ENYL)TETRACOS-15-ENAMIDE'>CIS</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2akr FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2akr OCA], [http://pdbe.org/2akr PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2akr RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2akr PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2akr ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

== Function ==

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CD1D1_MOUSE CD1D1_MOUSE]] Antigen-presenting protein that binds self and non-self glycolipids and presents them to T-cell receptors on natural killer T-cells.<ref>PMID:11754812</ref> <ref>PMID:16314439</ref> <ref>PMID:16007091</ref>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Sulfatide derived from the myelin stimulates a distinct population of CD1d-restricted natural killer T (NKT) cells. Cis-tetracosenoyl sulfatide is one of the immunodominant species in myelin as identified by proliferation, cytokine secretion, and CD1d tetramer staining. The crystal structure of mouse CD1d in complex with cis-tetracosenoyl sulfatide at 1.9 A resolution reveals that the longer cis-tetracosenoyl fatty acid chain fully occupies the A' pocket of the CD1d binding groove, whereas the sphingosine chain fills up the F' pocket. A precise hydrogen bond network in the center of the binding groove orients and positions the ceramide backbone for insertion of the lipid tails in their respective pockets. The 3'-sulfated galactose headgroup is highly exposed for presentation to the T cell receptor and projects up and away from the binding pocket due to its beta linkage, compared with the more intimate binding of the alpha-glactosyl ceramide headgroup to CD1d. These structure and binding data on sulfatide presentation by CD1d have important implications for the design of therapeutics that target T cells reactive for myelin glycolipids in autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system.

Structural basis for CD1d presentation of a sulfatide derived from myelin and its implications for autoimmunity.,Zajonc DM, Maricic I, Wu D, Halder R, Roy K, Wong CH, Kumar V, Wilson IA J Exp Med. 2005 Dec 5;202(11):1517-26. Epub 2005 Nov 28. PMID:16314439<ref>PMID:16314439</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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==See Also==

*[[Beta-2 microglobulin|Beta-2 microglobulin]]

*[[CD1|CD1]]

== References ==

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[[Category: Lk3 transgenic mice]]

[[Category: Halder, R]]

[[Category: Self-antigen]]

[[Category: Tcr]]