1IM9

Crystal structure of the human natural killer cell inhibitory receptor KIR2DL1 bound to its MHC ligand HLA-Cw4


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.213 

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Literature

Crystal structure of the human natural killer cell inhibitory receptor KIR2DL1-HLA-Cw4 complex.

Fan, Q.R.Long, E.O.Wiley, D.C.

(2001) Nat Immunol 2: 452-460

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/87766
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1IM9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Inhibitory natural killer (NK) cell receptors down-regulate the cytotoxicity of NK cells upon recognition of specific class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on target cells. We report here the crystal structure of the inhibitory human killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL1 (KIR2DL1) bound to its class I MHC ligand, HLA-Cw4. The KIR2DL1-HLA-Cw4 interface exhibits charge and shape complementarity. Specificity is mediated by a pocket in KIR2DL1 that hosts the Lys80 residue of HLA-Cw4. Many residues conserved in HLA-C and in KIR2DL receptors make different interactions in KIR2DL1-HLA-Cw4 and in a previously reported KIR2DL2-HLA-Cw3 complex. A dimeric aggregate of KIR-HLA-C complexes was observed in one KIR2DL1-HLA-Cw4 crystal. Most of the amino acids that differ between human and chimpanzee KIRs with HLA-C specificities form solvent-accessible clusters outside the KIR-HLA interface, which suggests undiscovered interactions by KIRs.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HLA CLASS I HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN, CW-4 CW*0401 ALPHA CHAIN
A, E
276Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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GTEx:  ENSG00000204525 
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MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Beta-2 microglobulin
B, F
100Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HLA-Cw4-specific peptide
C, G
9N/AMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL1225Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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GTEx:  ENSG00000125498 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.213 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 213.631α = 90
b = 75.867β = 120.96
c = 125.746γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-05-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance