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THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MURINE CTLA4 (CD152)THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MURINE CTLA4 (CD152)
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Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedThe effective regulation of T cell responses is dependent on opposing signals transmitted through two related cell-surface receptors, CD28 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4). Dimerization of CTLA-4 is required for the formation of high-avidity complexes with B7 ligands and for transmission of signals that attenuate T cell activation. We determined the crystal structure of the extracellular portion of CTLA-4 to 2.0 angstrom resolution. CTLA-4 belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily and displays a strand topology similar to Valpha domains, with an unusual mode of dimerization that places the B7 binding sites distal to the dimerization interface. This organization allows each CTLA-4 dimer to bind two bivalent B7 molecules and suggests that a periodic arrangement of these components within the immunological synapse may contribute to the regulation of T cell responsiveness. Structure of murine CTLA-4 and its role in modulating T cell responsiveness.,Ostrov DA, Shi W, Schwartz JC, Almo SC, Nathenson SG Science. 2000 Oct 27;290(5492):816-9. PMID:11052947[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References |
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