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Crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor

Crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor
Crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor

The crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor (TCR) was determined at a resolution of 2.2 angstroms. This structure represents an immunoglobulin topology set different from those previously described. A switch in a polypeptide strand from one β sheet to the other enables a pair of Vα homodimers to pack together to form a tetramer, such that the homodimers are parallel to each other and all hypervariable loops face in one direction. On the basis of the observed mode of Vα association, a model of an (αβ)2 TCR tetramer can be positioned relative to the major histocompatibility complex class II (αβ)2 tetramer with the third hypervariable loop of Vα over the amino-terminal portion of the antigenic peptide and the corresponding loop of Vβ over its carboxyl-terminal residues. TCR dimerization that is mediated by the α chain may contribute to the coupling of antigen recognition to signal transduction during T cell activation.

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Fields, Barry A.
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Ober, Bertram
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Malchiodi, Emilio L.
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Lebedeva, Marina I.
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Braden, Bradford C.
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Ysern, Xavier
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Kim, Jin Kyoo
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Ward, E. Sally
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Mariuzza, Roy A.
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Fields, Barry A.
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Ober, Bertram
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Malchiodi, Emilio L.
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Lebedeva, Marina I.
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Braden, Bradford C.
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Ysern, Xavier
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Kim, Jin Kyoo
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Shao, Xuguang
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Ward, E. Sally
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Mariuzza, Roy A.
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Fields, Barry A., Ober, Bertram, Malchiodi, Emilio L., Lebedeva, Marina I., Braden, Bradford C., Ysern, Xavier, Kim, Jin Kyoo, Shao, Xuguang, Ward, E. Sally and Mariuzza, Roy A. (1995) Crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor. Science, 270 (5243), 1821. (doi:10.1126/science.270.5243.1821).

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Abstract

The crystal structure of the Vα domain of a T cell antigen receptor (TCR) was determined at a resolution of 2.2 angstroms. This structure represents an immunoglobulin topology set different from those previously described. A switch in a polypeptide strand from one β sheet to the other enables a pair of Vα homodimers to pack together to form a tetramer, such that the homodimers are parallel to each other and all hypervariable loops face in one direction. On the basis of the observed mode of Vα association, a model of an (αβ)2 TCR tetramer can be positioned relative to the major histocompatibility complex class II (αβ)2 tetramer with the third hypervariable loop of Vα over the amino-terminal portion of the antigenic peptide and the corresponding loop of Vβ over its carboxyl-terminal residues. TCR dimerization that is mediated by the α chain may contribute to the coupling of antigen recognition to signal transduction during T cell activation.

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Published date: 15 December 1995

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Local EPrints ID: 425111
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425111
ISSN: 0036-8075
PURE UUID: 20f2c083-2b80-41fb-b79b-e5bf46154851
ORCID for E. Sally Ward: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-7238

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Author: Barry A. Fields
Author: Bertram Ober
Author: Emilio L. Malchiodi
Author: Marina I. Lebedeva
Author: Bradford C. Braden
Author: Xavier Ysern
Author: Jin Kyoo Kim
Author: Xuguang Shao
Author: E. Sally Ward ORCID iD
Author: Roy A. Mariuzza

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