3bik | pdb_00003bik
Crystal Structure of the PD-1/PD-L1 Complex
Structural highlights
Function[PD1L1_HUMAN] Involved in the costimulatory signal, essential for T-cell proliferation and production of IL10 and IFNG, in an IL2-dependent and a PDCD1-independent manner. Interaction with PDCD1 inhibits T-cell proliferation and cytokine production.[1] [2] [PDCD1_MOUSE] Inhibitory cell surface receptor involved in the regulation of T-cell function during immunity and tolerance. Upon ligand binding, inhibits T-cell effector functions in an antigen-specific manner. Possible cell death inducer, in association with other factors (By similarity). Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedSignaling through the programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitory receptor upon binding its ligand, PD-L1, suppresses immune responses against autoantigens and tumors and plays an important role in the maintenance of peripheral immune tolerance. Release from PD-1 inhibitory signaling revives "exhausted" virus-specific T cells in chronic viral infections. Here we present the crystal structure of murine PD-1 in complex with human PD-L1. PD-1 and PD-L1 interact through the conserved front and side of their Ig variable (IgV) domains, as do the IgV domains of antibodies and T cell receptors. This places the loops at the ends of the IgV domains on the same side of the PD-1/PD-L1 complex, forming a surface that is similar to the antigen-binding surface of antibodies and T cell receptors. Mapping conserved residues allowed the identification of residues that are important in forming the PD-1/PD-L1 interface. Based on the structure, we show that some reported loss-of-binding mutations involve the PD-1/PD-L1 interaction but that others compromise protein folding. The PD-1/PD-L1 interaction described here may be blocked by antibodies or by designed small-molecule drugs to lower inhibitory signaling that results in a stronger immune response. The immune receptor-like loops offer a new surface for further study and potentially the design of molecules that would affect PD-1/PD-L1 complex formation and thereby modulate the immune response. The PD-1/PD-L1 complex resembles the antigen-binding Fv domains of antibodies and T cell receptors.,Lin DY, Tanaka Y, Iwasaki M, Gittis AG, Su HP, Mikami B, Okazaki T, Honjo T, Minato N, Garboczi DN Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 26;105(8):3011-6. Epub 2008 Feb 14. PMID:18287011[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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- Human
- Lk3 transgenic mice
- Garboczi, D N
- Gittis, A G
- Honjo, T
- Iwasaki, M
- Lin, D Y
- Mikami, B
- Minato, N
- Okazaki, T
- Su, H P
- Tanaka, Y
- Apoptosis
- B cell
- Co-stimulation
- Glycoprotein
- Immune system
- Immunoglobulin domain
- Immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich
- Inhibitory receptor
- Programmed death
- Receptor-ligand complex
- T cell
- Transmembrane
