CD3

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CD3 (or Cluster of Differentiation 3) is a T-cell co-receptor. The CD3 is composed of γ, δ and two ε chains. These 4 chains associate with the T-cell receptor (TCR) and a ζ chain to form an activation signal in T lymphocytes. CD3 assembles as 3 pairs of dimers: εγ, εδ and ζζ. The intracellular domain of CD3 contains a single immunorecetor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM). Drugs which bind to CD3 are tested as immunorepressants. (PDB entry 1sy6).[1]

Structure of human CD3 extracellular domain (green) complex with antibody light chain (cyan) and heavy chain (red) (PDB entry 1sy6)

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3D structures of CD33D structures of CD3

Updated on 23-November-2015

ReferencesReferences

  1. Kjer-Nielsen L, Dunstone MA, Kostenko L, Ely LK, Beddoe T, Mifsud NA, Purcell AW, Brooks AG, McCluskey J, Rossjohn J. Crystal structure of the human T cell receptor CD3 epsilon gamma heterodimer complexed to the therapeutic mAb OKT3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 18;101(20):7675-80. Epub 2004 May 10. PMID:15136729 doi:10.1073/pnas.0402295101

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