Structural highlights
Function
CD2_RAT CD2 interacts with lymphocyte function-associated antigen (LFA-3) and CD48/BCM1 to mediate adhesion between T-cells and other cell types. CD2 is implicated in the triggering of T-cells, the cytoplasmic domain is implicated in the signaling function.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The crystal structure of a soluble form of the T lymphocyte antigen CD2 provides the first complete view of the extracellular region of a cell adhesion molecule. The topology of the molecule, which comprises two immunoglobulin-like domains, is the same as that of the first two domains of CD4 but the relative domain orientation is altered by a fairly flexible linker region. The putative ligand-binding beta-sheet forms a flat surface towards the top of the molecule. Crystal contacts between these surfaces suggest a plausible model for the adhesive interaction.
Crystal structure at 2.8 A resolution of a soluble form of the cell adhesion molecule CD2.,Jones EY, Davis SJ, Williams AF, Harlos K, Stuart DI Nature. 1992 Nov 19;360(6401):232-9. PMID:1279440[1]
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References
- ↑ Jones EY, Davis SJ, Williams AF, Harlos K, Stuart DI. Crystal structure at 2.8 A resolution of a soluble form of the cell adhesion molecule CD2. Nature. 1992 Nov 19;360(6401):232-9. PMID:1279440 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/360232a0
