Structure of HLA-A*0301 in complex with a peptide of proteolipid protein: insights into the role of HLA-A alleles in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.
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Structure of HLA-A*0301 in complex with a peptide of proteolipid protein: insights into the role of HLA-A alleles in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. / McMahon, Róisín M; Friis, Lone; Siebold, Christian; Friese, Manuel A.; Fugger, Lars; Jones, E Yvonne.
In: ACTA CRYSTALLOGR D, Vol. 67, No. Pt 5, Pt 5, 2011, p. 447-454.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structure of HLA-A*0301 in complex with a peptide of proteolipid protein: insights into the role of HLA-A alleles in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.
AU - McMahon, Róisín M
AU - Friis, Lone
AU - Siebold, Christian
AU - Friese, Manuel A.
AU - Fugger, Lars
AU - Jones, E Yvonne
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The structure of the human major histocompatability (MHC) class I molecule HLA-A*0301 (HLA-A3) in complex with a nonameric peptide (KLIETYFSK) has been determined by X-ray crystallography to 2.7?Å resolution. HLA-A3 is a predisposing allele for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The KLIETYFSK peptide is a naturally processed epitope of proteolipid protein, a myelin protein and candidate target for immune-mediated myelin destruction in MS. Comparison of the structure of HLA-A3 with that of HLA-A2, an MHC class I molecule which is protective against MS, indicates that both MHC class I molecules present very similar faces for T-cell receptor recognition whilst differing in the specificity of their peptide-binding grooves. These characteristics may underlie the opposing (predisposing versus protective) associations that they exhibit both in humans and in mouse models of MS-like disease. Furthermore, subtle alterations within the peptide-binding groove of HLA-A3 and other A3-like MHC class I molecules, members of the so-called A3 superfamily, may be sufficient to alter their presentation of autoantigen peptides such as KLIETYFSK. This in turn may modulate their contribution to the associated risk of autoimmune disease.
AB - The structure of the human major histocompatability (MHC) class I molecule HLA-A*0301 (HLA-A3) in complex with a nonameric peptide (KLIETYFSK) has been determined by X-ray crystallography to 2.7?Å resolution. HLA-A3 is a predisposing allele for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The KLIETYFSK peptide is a naturally processed epitope of proteolipid protein, a myelin protein and candidate target for immune-mediated myelin destruction in MS. Comparison of the structure of HLA-A3 with that of HLA-A2, an MHC class I molecule which is protective against MS, indicates that both MHC class I molecules present very similar faces for T-cell receptor recognition whilst differing in the specificity of their peptide-binding grooves. These characteristics may underlie the opposing (predisposing versus protective) associations that they exhibit both in humans and in mouse models of MS-like disease. Furthermore, subtle alterations within the peptide-binding groove of HLA-A3 and other A3-like MHC class I molecules, members of the so-called A3 superfamily, may be sufficient to alter their presentation of autoantigen peptides such as KLIETYFSK. This in turn may modulate their contribution to the associated risk of autoimmune disease.
KW - Humans
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Binding Sites
KW - Models, Molecular
KW - Crystallography, X-Ray
KW - HLA-A2 Antigen/chemistry/metabolism
KW - HLA-A3 Antigen/chemistry/metabolism
KW - Multiple Sclerosis/metabolism
KW - Peptides/chemistry/metabolism
KW - Proteolipids/chemistry/metabolism
KW - Humans
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Binding Sites
KW - Models, Molecular
KW - Crystallography, X-Ray
KW - HLA-A2 Antigen/chemistry/metabolism
KW - HLA-A3 Antigen/chemistry/metabolism
KW - Multiple Sclerosis/metabolism
KW - Peptides/chemistry/metabolism
KW - Proteolipids/chemistry/metabolism
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 67
SP - 447
EP - 454
JO - ACTA CRYSTALLOGR D
JF - ACTA CRYSTALLOGR D
SN - 2059-7983
IS - Pt 5
M1 - Pt 5
ER -