title: Molecular mechanism of lipopeptide presentation by CD1a.
abstract: CD1a is expressed on Langerhans cells (LCs) and dendritic cells (DCs), where it mediates T cell recognition of glycolipid and lipopeptide antigens that contain either one or two alkyl chains. We demonstrate here that CD1a-restricted T cells can discriminate the peptide component of didehydroxymycobactin lipopeptides. Structure analysis of CD1a cocrystallized with a synthetic mycobactin lipopeptide at 2.8 A resolution further reveals that the single alkyl chain is inserted deep within the A' pocket of the groove, whereas its two peptidic branches protrude along the F' pocket to the outer, alpha-helical surface of CD1a for recognition by the TCR. Remarkably, the cyclized lysine branch of the peptide moiety lies in the shallow F' pocket in a conformation that closely mimics that of the alkyl chain in the CD1a-sulfatide structure. Thus, this structural study illustrates how a single chain lipid can be presented by CD1 and that the peptide moiety of the lipopeptide is recognized by the TCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Dirk M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zajonc
authors.forename: M D Max
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Crispin
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Tan-Yun
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jingdan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: Pauline M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: Raymond A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dwek
authors.forename: Marvin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: D Branch
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: Ian A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology*; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008024:Ligands; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013433:Sulfoglycosphingolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018949:Antigens, CD1; C419393:CD1a antigen; D008024:Ligands; D008074:Lipoproteins; D010080:Oxazoles; D010455:Peptides; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D013433:Sulfoglycosphingolipids; C018608:mycobactins