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10736175

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
Peptide binding reactions of class II MHC proteins exhibit unusual kinetics, with extremely slow apparent rate constants for the overall association (<100 M(-)(1) s(-)(1)) and dissociation (<10(-)(5) s(-)(1)) processes. Various linear and branched pathways have been proposed to account for these data. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer between tryptophan residues in the MHC peptide binding site and aminocoumarin-labeled peptides, we measured real-time kinetics of peptide binding to empty class II MHC proteins. Our experiments identified an obligate intermediate in the binding reaction. The observed kinetics were consistent with a binding mechanism that involves an initial bimolecular binding step followed by a slow unimolecular conformational change. The same mechanism is observed for different peptide antigens. In addition, we noted a reversible inactivation of the empty MHC protein that competes with productive binding. The implications of this kinetic mechanism for intracellular antigen presentation pathways are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3751-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
A three-step kinetic mechanism for peptide binding to MHC class II proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't