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==Structure of alpha-GSA[16,6P] bound by CD1d and in complex with the Va14Vb8.2 TCR==
<StructureSection load='6cx9' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6cx9]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.36&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6cx9]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6CX9 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6CX9 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.36&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=EM4:N-[(2S,3S,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-8-oxo-8-[(6-phenylhexyl)amino]-1-{[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}octan-2-yl]hexacosanamide+(non-preferred+name)'>EM4</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FUC:ALPHA-L-FUCOSE'>FUC</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM+ION'>NA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6cx9 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6cx9 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6cx9 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6cx9 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6cx9 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6cx9 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CD1D1_MOUSE CD1D1_MOUSE] Antigen-presenting protein that binds self and non-self glycolipids and presents them to T-cell receptors on natural killer T-cells.<ref>PMID:11754812</ref> <ref>PMID:16314439</ref> <ref>PMID:16007091</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Type I Natural Killer T (NKT) cells are a population of innate like T lymphocytes that rapidly respond to alpha-GalCer presented by CD1d, via the production of both pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines. While developing novel alpha-GalCer analogs that were meant to be utilized as potential adjuvants due to their production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Th1 skewers), we generated alpha-galactosylsphingamides (alpha-GSA). Surprisingly, alpha-GSAs are not potent antigens in vivodespite their strong T-cell receptor (TCR)-binding affinities. Here, using surface plasmon resonance (SPR), antigen presentation assays, and X-ray crystallography (yielding crystal structures of 19 different binary [CD1d-glycolipid] or ternary [CD1d-glycolipid-TCR] complexes at resolutions between 1.67 and 2.85 A), we characterized the biochemical and structural details of alpha-GSA recognition by murine NKT cells. We identified a molecular switch within murine (m)CD1d that modulates NKT cell activation by alpha-GSAs. We found that the molecular switch involves a hydrogen bond interaction between Tyr-73 of mCD1d and the amide group oxygen of alpha-GSAs. We further established that the length of the acyl chain controls the positioning of the amide group with respect to the molecular switch and works synergistically with Tyr-73 to control NKT cell activity. In conclusion, our findings reveal important mechanistic insights into the presentation and recognition of glycolipids with polar moieties in an otherwise apolar milieu.These observations may inform the development alpha-GSAs as specific NKT cell antagonists to modulate immune responses.

A molecular switch in mouse CD1d modulates natural killer T cell activation by alpha-galactosylsphingamides.,Wang J, Guillaume J, Janssens J, Remesh SG, Ying G, Bitra A, Van Calenbergh S, Zajonc DM J Biol Chem. 2019 Aug 7. pii: RA119.009963. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.009963. PMID:31391251<ref>PMID:31391251</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Beta-2 microglobulin 3D structures|Beta-2 microglobulin 3D structures]]
*[[CD1|CD1]]
*[[T-cell receptor 3D structures|T-cell receptor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mus musculus]]
[[Category: Wang J]]
[[Category: Zajonc D]]