4JFH

High Affinity alpha24-beta17 T Cell Receptor for A2 HLA-Melanoma peptide complex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.203 

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Literature

T-cell receptor specificity maintained by altered thermodynamics.

Madura, F., Rizkallah, P.J., Miles, K.M., Holland, C.J., Bulek, A.M., Fuller, A., Schauenburg, A.J., Miles, J.J., Liddy, N., Sami, M., Li, Y., Hossain, M., Baker, B.M., Jakobsen, B.K., Sewell, A.K., Cole, D.K.

(2013) J Biol Chem 288: 18766-18775

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.464560
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4JFH, 4JFO, 4JFD, 4JFE, 4JFF, 4JFP, 4JFQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The T-cell receptor (TCR) recognizes peptides bound to major histocompatibility molecules (MHC) and allows T-cells to interrogate the cellular proteome for internal anomalies from the cell surface. The TCR contacts both MHC and peptide in an interaction ...

    The T-cell receptor (TCR) recognizes peptides bound to major histocompatibility molecules (MHC) and allows T-cells to interrogate the cellular proteome for internal anomalies from the cell surface. The TCR contacts both MHC and peptide in an interaction characterized by weak affinity (KD = 100 nM to 270 μM). We used phage-display to produce a melanoma-specific TCR (α24β17) with a 30,000-fold enhanced binding affinity (KD = 0.6 nM) to aid our exploration of the molecular mechanisms utilized to maintain peptide specificity. Remarkably, although the enhanced affinity was mediated primarily through new TCR-MHC contacts, α24β17 remained acutely sensitive to modifications at every position along the peptide backbone, mimicking the specificity of the wild type TCR. Thermodynamic analyses revealed an important role for solvation in directing peptide specificity. These findings advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that can govern the exquisite peptide specificity characteristic of TCR recognition.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
alpha24 TCR allele D200Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TRAC, TCRA
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PHAROS:  P01848
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
beta17 TCR allele E244Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TRBC1
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.203 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 97.14α = 90
b = 97.14β = 90
c = 123.08γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
GDAdata collection
xia2data reduction

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2013-05-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-06-05
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  • Version 1.2: 2013-06-19
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  • Version 1.3: 2013-07-17
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