PMID:15749886
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Attinger, A, Devine, L, Wang-Zhu, Y, Martin, D, Wang, JH, Reinherz, EL, Kronenberg, M, Cheroutre, H and Kavathas, P (2005) Molecular basis for the high affinity interaction between the thymic leukemia antigen and the CD8alphaalpha molecule. J. Immunol. 174:3501-7 |
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| Abstract |
The mouse thymic leukemia (TL) Ag is a nonclassical MHC class I molecule that binds with higher affinity to CD8alphaalpha than CD8alphabeta. The interaction of CD8alphaalpha with TL is important for lymphocyte regulation in the intestine. Therefore, we studied the molecular basis for TL Ag binding to CD8alphaalpha. The stronger affinity of the TL Ag for CD8alphaalpha is largely mediated by three amino acids on exposed loops of the conserved alpha3 domain. Mutant classical class I molecules substituted with TL Ag amino acids at these positions mimic the ability to interact with CD8alphaalpha and modulate lymphocyte function. These data indicate that small changes in the alpha3 domain of class I molecules potentially can have profound physiologic consequences. |
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| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Amino Acid Substitution; Animals; Antigens, CD8/chemistry; Antigens, CD8/genetics; Antigens, CD8/metabolism; Base Sequence; Binding Sites/genetics; Conserved Sequence; DNA/genetics; Humans; Hybridomas; Membrane Glycoproteins/chemistry; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics; Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry; Recombinant Proteins/genetics; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; T-Lymphocytes/immunology; Transfection |
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