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2d31
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of disulfide-linked HLA-G dimer
HLA-G is a nonclassical major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) molecule, which is expressed in trophoblasts and confers immunological tolerance in the maternal-fetal interface by binding to leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs, also called as LIR/ILT/CD85) and CD8. HLA-G is expressed in disulfide-linked dimer form both in solution and at the cell surface. Interestingly, MHCI dimer formations have been involved in pathogenesis and T cell activation. The structure and receptor binding characteristics of MHCI dimers have never been evaluated. Here we performed binding studies showing that the HLA-G dimer exhibited higher overall affinity to LILRB1/2 than the monomer by significant avidity effects. Furthermore, the cell reporter assay demonstrated that the dimer formation remarkably enhanced the LILRB1-mediated signaling at the cellular level. We further determined the crystal structure of the wild-type dimer of HLA-G with the intermolecular Cys(42)-Cys(42) disulfide bond. This dimer structure showed the oblique configuration to expose two LILR/CD8-binding sites upward from the membrane easily accessible for receptors, providing plausible 1:2 (HLA-G dimer:receptors) complex models. These results indicated that the HLA-G dimer conferred increased avidity in a proper structural orientation to induce efficient LILR signaling, resulting in the dominant immunosuppressive effects. Moreover, structural and functional implications for other MHCI dimers observed in activated T cells and the pathogenic allele, HLA-B27, are discussed.
Efficient leukocyte Ig-like receptor signaling and crystal structure of disulfide-linked HLA-G dimer., Shiroishi M, Kuroki K, Ose T, Rasubala L, Shiratori I, Arase H, Tsumoto K, Kumagai I, Kohda D, Maenaka K, J Biol Chem. 2006 Apr 14;281(15):10439-47. Epub 2006 Feb 2. PMID:16455647
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About this Structure
2D31 is a 6 chains structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Shiroishi M, Kuroki K, Ose T, Rasubala L, Shiratori I, Arase H, Tsumoto K, Kumagai I, Kohda D, Maenaka K. Efficient leukocyte Ig-like receptor signaling and crystal structure of disulfide-linked HLA-G dimer. J Biol Chem. 2006 Apr 14;281(15):10439-47. Epub 2006 Feb 2. PMID:16455647 doi:10.1074/jbc.M512305200
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Arase, H. | Kohda, D. | Kumagai, I. | Kuroki, K. | Maenaka, K. | Ose, T. | Rasubala, L. | Shiratori, I. | Shiroishi, M. | Tsumoto, K. | Mhc class i
