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==Crystal structure of the mCD1d/xxa (JJ239)/iNKTCR ternary complex==
<StructureSection load='6miy' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6miy]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.75&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6miy]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6MIY OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6MIY FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.75&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FUC:ALPHA-L-FUCOSE'>FUC</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=JTV:N-{(2S,3S,4R)-1-[(4-O-benzyl-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy]-3,4-dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl}hexacosanamide'>JTV</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM+ION'>NA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6miy FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6miy OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6miy PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6miy RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6miy PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6miy ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A0A0B4J1J9_MOUSE A0A0B4J1J9_MOUSE] [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/K7N5M3_HUMAN K7N5M3_HUMAN] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a glycolipid-responsive subset of T-lymphocytes that fulfill a pivotal role in the immune system. The archetypical synthetic glycolipid, alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer), whose molecular framework is inspired by a group of amphiphilic natural products, remains the most studied antigen for iNKT-cells. Nonetheless, the potential of alpha-GalCer as an immunostimulating agent is compromised by the fact that this glycolipid elicits simultaneous secretion of Th1- and Th2-cytokines. This has incited medicinal chemistry efforts to identify analogues that are able to perturb the Th1/Th2 balance. In this work, we present the synthesis of an extensive set of 4"-O-alkylated alpha-GalCer analogues, which were evaluated in vivo for their cytokine induction. We have found that conversion of the 4"-OH group to ether moieties decreases the immunogenic potential in mice relative to alpha-GalCer. Yet, the benzyl-modified glycolipids are able to produce a distinct pro-inflammatory immune response. The crystal structures suggest an extra hydrophobic interaction between the benzyl moiety and the alpha2-helix of CD1d.

4"-O-Alkylated alpha-Galactosylceramide Analogues as iNKT-Cell Antigens: Synthetic, Biological, and Structural Studies.,Janssens J, Bitra A, Wang J, Decruy T, Venken K, van der Eycken J, Elewaut D, Zajonc DM, van Calenbergh S ChemMedChem. 2019 Jan 8;14(1):147-168. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201800649. Epub 2018 Dec, 17. PMID:30556652<ref>PMID:30556652</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Beta-2 microglobulin 3D structures|Beta-2 microglobulin 3D structures]]
*[[CD1|CD1]]
*[[T-cell receptor 3D structures|T-cell receptor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mus musculus]]
[[Category: Bitra A]]
[[Category: Janssens J]]
[[Category: Zajonc DM]]