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The products of the human leukocyte antigen subtypes HLA-B*2705 and, HLA-B*2709 differ only in residue 116 (Asp vs. His) within the peptide, binding groove but are differentially associated with the autoimmune, disease ankylosing spondylitis (AS); HLA-B*2705 occurs in AS-patients, whereas HLA-B*2709 does not. The subtypes also generate differential T, cell repertoires as exemplified by distinct T cell responses against the, self-peptide pVIPR (RRKWRRWHL). The crystal structures described here show, that pVIPR binds in an unprecedented dual conformation only to HLA-B*2705, molecules. In one binding mode, peptide pArg5 forms a salt bridge to, Asp116, connected with drastically different interactions between peptide, and heavy chain, contrasting with the second, conventional conformation, which is exclusively found in the case of B*2709. These subtype-dependent, differences in pVIPR binding link the emergence of dissimilar T cell, repertoires in individuals with HLA-B*2705 or HLA-B*2709 to the buried, Asp116/His116 polymorphism and provide novel insights into peptide, presentation by major histocompatibility antigens.

1OF2 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] with MN and GOL as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Structure known Active Site: AC1. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1OF2 OCA].  

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