title: Characterization of three functional sites in alpha beta 1 DR of DRw13. All three sites are potentially involved in major histocompatibility complex-peptide interaction.
abstract: An HLA-DR product encoded by the HLA-DRw13/Dw19 haplotype has been identified as the HLA class II molecule involved in antigen presentation to several influenza-specific helper T cell clones. Three different functional sites were identified on this molecule by comparing the structure of HLA-DR products of known sequences and their ability to efficiently present foreign antigen to the T cell clones. These functional sites were mapped on the recently proposed three-dimensional structure of HLA class II molecules. From their position, these sites are all potentially involved in HLA-peptide interaction and capable of affecting the binding and/or the conformation of the foreign peptide. This suggests that polymorphic residues essential in major histocompatibility complex restriction are mostly involved in peptide binding.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie et d'Oncologie des Maladies Rétrovirales, INSERM U 152, CNRS UA 628, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sterkers
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tiercy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeliszewski
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mach
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002999:Clone Cells; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens