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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-8
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
NKT cells are immunoregulatory lymphocytes whose activation is triggered by the recognition of lipid Ags in the context of the CD1d molecules by the TCR. In this study we present the crystal structure to 2.8 A of mouse CD1d bound to phosphatidylcholine. The interactions between the ligand acyl chains and the CD1d molecule define the structural and chemical requirements for the binding of lipid Ags to CD1d. The orientation of the polar headgroup toward the C terminus of the alpha1 helix provides a rationale for the structural basis for the observed Valpha chain bias in invariant NKT cells. The contribution of the ligand to the protein surface suggests a likely mode of recognition of lipid Ags by the NKT cell TCR.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
175
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
977-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Antigens, CD1, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Antigens, CD1d, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Complementarity Determining Regions, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Phosphatidylcholines, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-Surface Properties, pubmed-meshheading:16002697-T-Lymphocyte Subsets
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Crystal structure of mouse CD1d bound to the self ligand phosphatidylcholine: a molecular basis for NKT cell activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Biocrystallography Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit, DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural