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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) glycoproteins HLA-DQ8 | The class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) glycoproteins HLA-DQ8 and HLA-DQ2 in humans and I-A(g7) in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice are the major risk factors for increased susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. Using X-ray crystallography, we have determined the three-dimensional structure of DQ8 complexed with an immunodominant peptide from insulin. The similarity of the DQ8, DQ2 and I-A(g7) peptide-binding pockets suggests that diabetes is caused by the same antigen-presentation event(s) in humans and NOD mice. Correlating type 1 diabetes epidemiology and MHC sequences with the DQ8 structure suggests that other structural features of the P9 pocket in addition to position 57 contribute to susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. | ||
==Disease== | ==Disease== | ||
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]] | [[Category: Homo sapiens]] | ||
[[Category: Protein complex]] | [[Category: Protein complex]] | ||
[[Category: Lee, K | [[Category: Lee, K H.]] | ||
[[Category: Wiley, D | [[Category: Wiley, D C.]] | ||
[[Category: Wucherpfennig, K | [[Category: Wucherpfennig, K W.]] | ||
[[Category: NAG]] | [[Category: NAG]] | ||
[[Category: autoimmunity]] | [[Category: autoimmunity]] | ||
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[[Category: type 1 diabetes]] | [[Category: type 1 diabetes]] | ||
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