2D31

Crystal structure of disulfide-linked HLA-G dimer

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.298 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.239 

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Literature

Efficient Leukocyte Ig-like Receptor Signaling and Crystal Structure of Disulfide-linked HLA-G Dimer

Shiroishi, M., Kuroki, K., Ose, T., Rasubala, L., Shiratori, I., Arase, H., Tsumoto, K., Kumagai, I., Kohda, D., Maenaka, K.

(2006) J Biol Chem 281: 10439-10447

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M512305200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2D31

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • HLA-G is a nonclassical major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) molecule, which is expressed in trophoblasts and confers immunological tolerance in the maternal-fetal interface by binding to leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs, also called as ...

    HLA-G is a nonclassical major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) molecule, which is expressed in trophoblasts and confers immunological tolerance in the maternal-fetal interface by binding to leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs, also called as LIR/ILT/CD85) and CD8. HLA-G is expressed in disulfide-linked dimer form both in solution and at the cell surface. Interestingly, MHCI dimer formations have been involved in pathogenesis and T cell activation. The structure and receptor binding characteristics of MHCI dimers have never been evaluated. Here we performed binding studies showing that the HLA-G dimer exhibited higher overall affinity to LILRB1/2 than the monomer by significant avidity effects. Furthermore, the cell reporter assay demonstrated that the dimer formation remarkably enhanced the LILRB1-mediated signaling at the cellular level. We further determined the crystal structure of the wild-type dimer of HLA-G with the intermolecular Cys(42)-Cys(42) disulfide bond. This dimer structure showed the oblique configuration to expose two LILR/CD8-binding sites upward from the membrane easily accessible for receptors, providing plausible 1:2 (HLA-G dimer:receptors) complex models. These results indicated that the HLA-G dimer conferred increased avidity in a proper structural orientation to induce efficient LILR signaling, resulting in the dominant immunosuppressive effects. Moreover, structural and functional implications for other MHCI dimers observed in activated T cells and the pathogenic allele, HLA-B27, are discussed.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Division of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, alpha chain GA, D276Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HLA-G, HLA-6.0, HLAG
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PHAROS  P17693
GTEx  ENSG00000204632
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Beta-2-microglobulinB, E100Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: B2M, CDABP0092, HDCMA22P
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PHAROS  P61769
GTEx  ENSG00000166710
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9-mer peptide from Histone H2AC, F9Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: H2AX, H2AFX
Find proteins for P16104 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS  P16104
GTEx  ENSG00000188486
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.298 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.239 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 94.641α = 90
b = 127.807β = 90
c = 72.58γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2006-03-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2020-02-05
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2020-02-19
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