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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
LIR-1 is a class I MHC receptor related to natural killer inhibitory receptors (KIRs). Binding of LIR-1 or KIRs to class I molecules results in inhibitory signals. Unlike individual KIRs, LIR-1 recognizes many class I alleles and also binds UL18, a human cytomegalovirus class I MHC homolog. Here, we show that LIR-1 interacts with the relatively nonpolymorphic alpha3 domain of class I proteins and the analogous region of UL18 using its N-terminal immunoglobulin-like domain. The >1000-fold higher affinity of LIR-1 for UL18 than for class I illustrates how a viral protein competes with host proteins to subvert the host immune response. LIR-1 recognition of class I molecules resembles the CD4-class II MHC interaction more than the KIR-class I interaction, implying a functional distinction between LIR-1 and KIRs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1074-7613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
603-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Capsid Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Cytomegalovirus, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Protein Denaturation, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Receptors, KIR, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:10591185-beta 2-Microglobulin
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The inhibitory receptor LIR-1 uses a common binding interaction to recognize class I MHC molecules and the viral homolog UL18.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate Option in Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't