Structural highlights
Function
[HA11_MOUSE] Involved in the presentation of foreign antigens to the immune system. [B2MG_MOUSE] Component of the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to the immune system.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The T cell receptor (TCR), from a xeno-reactive murine cytotoxic T lymphocyte clone AHIII12.2, recognizes murine H-2Db complexed with peptide p1027 (FAPGVFPYM), as well as human HLA-A2.1 complexed with peptide p1049 (ALWGFFPVL). A commonly proposed model (the molecular mimicry model) used to explain TCR cross-reactivity suggests that the molecular surfaces of the recognized complexes are similar in shape, charge, or both, in spite of the primary sequence differences. To examine the mechanism of xeno-reactivity of AHIII12.2, we have determined the crystal structures of A2/p1049 and Db/p1027 to 2.5 A and 2.8 A resolution, respectively. The crystal structures show that the TCR footprint regions of the two class I complexes are significantly different in shape and charge. We propose that rather than simple molecular mimicry, unpredictable arrays of common and differential contacts on the two class I complexes are used for their recognition by the same TCR.
Structural evidence of T cell xeno-reactivity in the absence of molecular mimicry.,Zhao R, Loftus DJ, Appella E, Collins EJ J Exp Med. 1999 Jan 18;189(2):359-70. PMID:9892618[1]
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References
- ↑ Zhao R, Loftus DJ, Appella E, Collins EJ. Structural evidence of T cell xeno-reactivity in the absence of molecular mimicry. J Exp Med. 1999 Jan 18;189(2):359-70. PMID:9892618
