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2iad
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CLASS II MHC I-AD IN COMPLEX WITH AN INFLUENZA HEMAGGLUTININ PEPTIDE 126-138
Overview
We have determined the structures of I-Ad covalently linked to an ovalbumin peptide (OVA323-339) and to an influenza virus hemagglutinin peptide (HA126-138). The floor of the peptide-binding groove contains an unusual beta bulge, not seen in I-E and DR structures, that affects numerous interactions between the alpha and beta chains and bound peptide. Unlike other MHC-peptide complexes, the peptides do not insert any large anchor residues into the binding pockets of the shallow I-Ad binding groove. The previously identified six-residue "core" binding motif of I-Ad occupies only the P4 to P9 pockets, implying that specificity of T cell receptor recognition of I-Ad-peptide complexes can be accomplished by peptides that only partially fill the MHC groove.
About this Structure
2IAD is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structures of two I-Ad-peptide complexes reveal that high affinity can be achieved without large anchor residues., Scott CA, Peterson PA, Teyton L, Wilson IA, Immunity. 1998 Mar;8(3):319-29. PMID:9529149 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 07:15:21 2008
