'''DECAMER-LIKE CONFORMATION OF A NANO-PEPTIDE BOUND TO HLA-B3501 DUE TO NONSTANDARD POSITIONING OF THE C-TERMINUS'''
===DECAMER-LIKE CONFORMATION OF A NANO-PEPTIDE BOUND TO HLA-B3501 DUE TO NONSTANDARD POSITIONING OF THE C-TERMINUS===
==Overview==
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The N and C termini of peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules are held within the peptide binding groove by a network of hydrogen bonds to conserved MHC residues. However, the published structure of the human allele HLA-B*3501 complexed with the nef octa-peptide VPLRPMTY, revealed non-standard positioning for both peptide termini. To investigate whether these deviations are indeed related to the length of the nef-peptide, we have determined the structure of HLA-B*3501 presenting a nona-peptide to 2.5 A resolution. A comparison of HLA-B*3501/peptide complexes with structures of other HLA molecules exhibits allele-specific properties of HLA-B*3501, as well as peptide-induced structural changes. Independent of the length of the bound peptide, HLA-B*3501 positions the peptide C terminus significantly closer to the alpha1-helix and nearer to the A pocket than observed for other HLA class I/peptide complexes. This reorientation is accompanied by a shift within the N-terminal part of the alpha2-helix towards the middle of the binding groove. Due to the short distance between the N and C termini, the nona-peptide is compressed and forced to zig-zag vertically within the binding groove. Its conformation rather resembles that of a deca-peptide than of other nona-peptides bound to class I molecules. Superposition of both HLA-B*3501/peptide complexes additionally reveals a significant, peptide-dependent deviation between the N-terminal parts of the alpha1-helices which might be due to different positioning of the peptide N termini. Taken together, these data illustrate the strong interdependence between the HLA class I molecule and the bound peptide.
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==About this Structure==
==About this Structure==
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[[Category: Hla b3501]]
[[Category: Hla b3501]]
[[Category: Mhc class i]]
[[Category: Mhc class i]]
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DECAMER-LIKE CONFORMATION OF A NANO-PEPTIDE BOUND TO HLA-B3501 DUE TO NONSTANDARD POSITIONING OF THE C-TERMINUSDECAMER-LIKE CONFORMATION OF A NANO-PEPTIDE BOUND TO HLA-B3501 DUE TO NONSTANDARD POSITIONING OF THE C-TERMINUS
1A9B is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Decamer-like conformation of a nona-peptide bound to HLA-B*3501 due to non-standard positioning of the C terminus., Menssen R, Orth P, Ziegler A, Saenger W, J Mol Biol. 1999 Jan 15;285(2):645-53. PMID:9878435
