3OX8

Crystal Structure of HLA A*02:03 Bound to HBV Core 18-27


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.16 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.185 

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Literature

Structural insights into the binding of hepatitis B virus core peptide to HLA-A2 alleles: Towards designing better vaccines.

Liu, J.Chen, K.Y.Ren, E.C.

(2011) Eur J Immunol 41: 2097-2106

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201041370
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3OX8, 3OXR, 3OXS

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Binding of specific antigenic peptides with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules is a prerequisite for the initiation of T-cell responses and structural information about the peptide-HLA complex is essential for the detailed understanding of such interactions. HLA-A2 is the most prevalent HLA allele globally but aside from A*02:01 there is a significant lack of crystal structures, particularly for alleles that occur in high frequencies among Asian populations. Here, we report three HLA-A2 structures with the immunodominant hepatitis B core antigen 18-27 (HBcAg18-27) epitope, namely A*02:03, A*02:06, and A*02:07 at resolutions of 2.16, 1.70, and 1.75 Å respectively. This comparative analysis reveals that minor polymorphic residue changes between different HLA alleles can induce significant alterations in the major histocompatibility complex-peptide interface, and introduce conformational changes in the p3-p8 peptide region. Circular dichroism analysis demonstrated the HLA-A2-peptide complexes to have a hierarchy of thermostability and binding affinity in the order of A*02:06>A*02:07>A*02:01>A*02:03. Our findings provide structural insights into the varied HLA-A2 allele binding of the hepatitis B core antigen 18-27 epitope and the data suggest that chemical modifications of the peptide side chains could be a promising strategy to modulate and improve HLA-A2-peptide binding affinity for vaccine design.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Singapore Immunology Network, A*STAR, Immunos, Singapore.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MHC class I antigen
A, D
275Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HLA-AMHC HLA-A*02:03
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Beta-2-microglobulin
B, E
100Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: B2MBETA 2-MICROGLOBULINCDABP0092HDCMA22P
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GTEx:  ENSG00000166710 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
10mer peptide from Pre-core-protein
C, F
10Hepatitis B virusMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.16 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.185 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 60.279α = 70.2
b = 68.269β = 84.4
c = 68.318γ = 84.45
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PROTEUM PLUSdata collection
AMoREphasing
REFMACrefinement
PROTEUM PLUSdata reduction
PROTEUM PLUSdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-05-04
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance