title: Methionine 156 in the immunodominant domain of CD36 contributes to define the epitope recognized by the NL07 MoAb.
abstract: CD36 is a membrane glycoprotein expressed by several cell types, and play a role as a receptor for different physiological and pathological ligands. An immunodominant domain of CD36 has been described in the amino acidic region 155-183, where many ligands and monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) react. MoAbs against CD36 have proved useful in structural as well as functional studies. One of these antibodies, MoAb NL07, recognizes a conformational epitope that is acquired in the late steps of the CD36 maturation. The NL07 epitope appears to be functionally relevant and blocks CD36-mediated binding to red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (IRBC). In this work a mutant COS-7 clone expressing NL07-negative CD36 molecules on the cell surface was investigated. In the mutant, the methionine in position 156 of the wild type CD36 sequence was replaced by a valine. It was determined that methionine 156 was essential for NL07 reactivity, mapping the NL07 epitope to the vicinity of the functionally important immunodominant domain (aa 155-183) of CD36. Although methionine 156 is located in this region, the CD36V156 mutated molecule was apparently functional and able to bind IRBC and oxidized LDL.
authors.affiliation: DIBIT San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gruarin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ulliers
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Thorne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alessio
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001483:Base Sequence; D018955:CD36 Antigens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D019556:COS Cells; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000276:immunology; D008715:Methionine / Q000737:chemistry; D051379:Mice; D017354:Point Mutation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018955:CD36 Antigens; D017931:DNA Primers; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D008715:Methionine