Crystal structure of human CD3-e/d dimer in complex with a UCHT1 single-chain antibody fragmentCrystal structure of human CD3-e/d dimer in complex with a UCHT1 single-chain antibody fragment

Structural highlights

1xiw is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Human and Lk3 transgenic mice. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Gene:CD3E, T3E (HUMAN), CD3D, T3D (HUMAN), UCHT1 (LK3 transgenic mice)
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Disease

[CD3D_HUMAN] Defects in CD3D are a cause of severe combined immunodeficiency autosomal recessive T-cell-negative/B-cell-positive/NK-cell-positive (T(-)B(+)NK(+) SCID) [MIM:608971]. A form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare congenital disorders characterized by impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, leukopenia, and low or absent antibody levels. Patients present in infancy recurrent, persistent infections by opportunistic organisms. The common characteristic of all types of SCID is absence of T-cell-mediated cellular immunity due to a defect in T-cell development.[1]

Function

[CD3E_HUMAN] The CD3 complex mediates signal transduction. [CD3D_HUMAN] The CD3 complex mediates signal transduction.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The alpha/beta T cell receptor complex transmits signals from MHC/peptide antigens through a set of constitutively associated signaling molecules, including CD3-epsilon/gamma and CD3-epsilon/delta. We report the crystal structure at 1.9-A resolution of a complex between a human CD3-epsilon/delta ectodomain heterodimer and a single-chain fragment of the UCHT1 antibody. CD3-epsilon/delta and CD3-epsilon/gamma share a conserved interface between the Ig-fold ectodomains, with parallel packing of the two G strands. CD3-delta has a more electronegative surface and a more compact Ig fold than CD3-gamma; thus, the two CD3 heterodimers have distinctly different molecular surfaces. The UCHT1 antibody binds near an acidic region of CD3-epsilon opposite the dimer interface, occluding this region from direct interaction with the TCR. This immunodominant epitope may be a uniquely accessible surface in the TCR/CD3 complex, because there is overlap between the binding site of the UCHT1 and OKT3 antibodies. Determination of the CD3-epsilon/delta structure completes the set of TCR/CD3 globular ectodomains and contributes information about exposed CD3 surfaces.

Crystal structure of a human CD3-epsilon/delta dimer in complex with a UCHT1 single-chain antibody fragment.,Arnett KL, Harrison SC, Wiley DC Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 16;101(46):16268-73. Epub 2004 Nov 8. PMID:15534202[2]

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See Also

References

  1. Dadi HK, Simon AJ, Roifman CM. Effect of CD3delta deficiency on maturation of alpha/beta and gamma/delta T-cell lineages in severe combined immunodeficiency. N Engl J Med. 2003 Nov 6;349(19):1821-8. PMID:14602880 doi:10.1056/NEJMoa031178
  2. Arnett KL, Harrison SC, Wiley DC. Crystal structure of a human CD3-epsilon/delta dimer in complex with a UCHT1 single-chain antibody fragment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 16;101(46):16268-73. Epub 2004 Nov 8. PMID:15534202

1xiw, resolution 1.90Å

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