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'''Crystal structure of ELS4 TCR bound to HLA-B*3508 presenting EBV peptide EPLPQGQLTAY at 1.7A'''<br /> | '''Crystal structure of ELS4 TCR bound to HLA-B*3508 presenting EBV peptide EPLPQGQLTAY at 1.7A'''<br /> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Plasticity of the T cell receptor (TCR) is a hallmark of major | Plasticity of the T cell receptor (TCR) is a hallmark of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted T cell recognition. However, it is unclear whether interactions of TCR and peptide-MHC class I (pMHCI) always conform to this paradigm. Here we describe the structure of a TCR, ELS4, in its non-ligand-bound form and in complex with a prominent 'bulged' Epstein-Barr virus peptide bound to HLA-B(*)3501. This complex was atypical of previously characterized TCR-pMHCI interactions in that a rigid face of the TCR crumpled the bulged antigenic determinant. This peptide 'bulldozing' created a more featureless pMHCI determinant, allowing the TCR to maximize MHC class I contacts essential for MHC class I restriction of TCR recognition. Our findings represent a mechanism of antigen recognition whereby the plasticity of the T cell response is dictated mainly by adjustments in the MHC-bound peptide. | ||
==Disease== | ==Disease== | ||
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==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
2NX5 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http:// | 2NX5 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2NX5 OCA]. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]] | [[Category: Homo sapiens]] | ||
[[Category: Protein complex]] | [[Category: Protein complex]] | ||
[[Category: Reid, H | [[Category: Reid, H H.]] | ||
[[Category: Rossjohn, J.]] | [[Category: Rossjohn, J.]] | ||
[[Category: Tynan, F | [[Category: Tynan, F E.]] | ||
[[Category: immune complex]] | [[Category: immune complex]] | ||
[[Category: tcr-pmhc]] | [[Category: tcr-pmhc]] | ||
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