4MAY

Crystal structure of an immune complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Crossreactivity of a human autoimmune TCR is dominated by a single TCR loop.

Sethi, D.K.Gordo, S.Schubert, D.A.Wucherpfennig, K.W.

(2013) Nat Commun 4: 2623-2623

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3623
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4GRL, 4MAY

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Self-reactive CD4 T cells are thought to have a central role in the pathogenesis of many chronic inflammatory human diseases. Microbial peptides can activate self-reactive T cells, but the structural basis for such crossreactivity is not well understood. The Hy.1B11 T cell receptor (TCR) originates from a patient with multiple sclerosis and recognizes the self-antigen myelin basic protein. Here we report the structural mechanism of TCR crossreactivity with two distinct peptides from human pathogens. The structures show that a single TCR residue (CDR3α F95) makes the majority of contacts with the self-peptide and both microbial peptides (66.7-80.6%) due to a highly tilted TCR-binding topology on the peptide-MHC surface. Further, a neighbouring residue located on the same TCR loop (CDR3α E98) forms an energetically critical interaction with the MHC molecule. These data show how binding by a self-reactive TCR favors crossreactivity between self and microbial antigens.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MHC class II HLA-DQ-alpha chain183Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HLA-DQ1 alpha chainHLA-DQA1
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MHC class II antigen200Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HLA CLASS II HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENHLA-DQ1 beta chainHLA-DQB1
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HY.1B11 TCR alpha chain209Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
UL15 peptide-HY.1B11 TCR beta chain, chimeric construct266Herpesviridae sp.Homo sapiens
This entity is chimeric
Mutation(s): 0 
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Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
Query on SO4

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E [auth B]SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 72.514α = 90
b = 123.176β = 90
c = 134.088γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data collection
DENZOdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-10-23
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-11-06
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-15
    Changes: Refinement description