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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6762
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Natural killer (NK) cell function is regulated by NK receptors that interact with MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules on target cells. The murine NK receptor Ly49A inhibits NK cell activity by interacting with H-2D(d) through its C-type-lectin-like NK receptor domain. Here we report the crystal structure of the complex between the Ly49A NK receptor domain and unglycosylated H-2D(d). The Ly49A dimer interacts extensively with two H-2D(d) molecules at distinct sites. At one interface, a single Ly49A subunit contacts one side of the MHC-I peptide-binding platform, presenting an open cavity towards the conserved glycosylation site on the H-2D(d) alpha2 domain. At a second, larger interface, the Ly49A dimer binds in a region overlapping the CD8-binding site. The smaller interface probably represents the interaction between Ly49A on the NK cell and MHC-I on the target cell, whereas the larger one suggests an interaction between Ly49A and MHC-I on the NK cell itself. Both Ly49A binding sites on MHC-I are spatially distinct from that of the T-cell receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
402
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Antigens, Ly, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-H-2 Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Receptors, NK Cell Lectin-Like, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:10604468-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Crystal structure of a lectin-like natural killer cell receptor bound to its MHC class I ligand.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Rockville 20850, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't