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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
In order to investigate the role of residues inside and outside the peptide binding cleft of the Ld molecule in peptide presentation to cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), we constructed a series of point mutations in the Ld gene. We determined the effects of the mutations in the Ld molecule on the binding and recognition of an Ld-restricted CTL epitope derived from the nucleoprotein (NP) of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). Each of the mutations within the Ld peptide binding cleft resulted in a complete loss of CTL recognition. Addition of the LCMV NP peptide to cells expressing these mutants did not increase surface Ld expression, suggesting that the mutations altered peptide binding. Mutations involving pockets D and E within the cleft affected LCMV peptide binding and recognition as drastically as those in pocket B, which was predicted to interact with a main anchor residue of the peptide. In striking contrast, the mutations located outside the cleft did not change either recognition or binding. These results demonstrate that the Ld residues in the peptide binding cleft are the main determinants dictating LCMV NP peptide binding, and that the residues in each of the pockets within the cleft play a role in this interaction. Surprisingly, one mutation outside the peptide binding cleft, T92S, abrogated CTL lysis of target cells treated with the LCMV NP peptide, but not virus-infected cells. These data show that this mutation selectively altered the presentation of the LCMV NP peptide introduced to the cell exogenously, but not endogenously. This implies that the pathway by which peptides associate with class I molecules within the cell differs from that of exogenous peptide binding.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0093-7711
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:geneSymbol
H-2L<up>d</up>
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutations inside but not outside the peptide binding cleft of the H-2 Ld molecule affect CTL recognition and binding of the nucleoprotein peptide from the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't