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|RESOURCES=<span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2seb FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2seb OCA], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2seb PDBsum], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2seb RCSB]</span> | |||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is linked to the MHC class II allele HLA-DR4. The charge of the amino acid at DRbeta71 in the peptide-binding site appears to be critical in discriminating DR molecules linked to increased disease susceptibility. We have determined the 2.5 A x-ray structure of the DR4 molecule with the strongest linkage to RA (DRB1*0401) complexed with a human collagen II peptide. Details of a predicted salt bridge between lysine DRbeta71 and aspartic acid at the P4 peptide position suggest how it may participate in both antigen binding and TCR activation. A model is proposed for the DR4 recognition of collagen II (261-273), an antigen immunodominant in human-transgenic mouse models of RA. | Genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is linked to the MHC class II allele HLA-DR4. The charge of the amino acid at DRbeta71 in the peptide-binding site appears to be critical in discriminating DR molecules linked to increased disease susceptibility. We have determined the 2.5 A x-ray structure of the DR4 molecule with the strongest linkage to RA (DRB1*0401) complexed with a human collagen II peptide. Details of a predicted salt bridge between lysine DRbeta71 and aspartic acid at the P4 peptide position suggest how it may participate in both antigen binding and TCR activation. A model is proposed for the DR4 recognition of collagen II (261-273), an antigen immunodominant in human-transgenic mouse models of RA. | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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[[Category: Wiley, D C.]] | [[Category: Wiley, D C.]] | ||
[[Category: Zaller, D M.]] | [[Category: Zaller, D M.]] | ||
[[Category: complex (mhc class ii/superantigen)]] | [[Category: complex (mhc class ii/superantigen)]] | ||
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