6BGA

2B4 I-Ek TCR-MHC complex with affinity-enhancing Velcro peptide


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.31 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.237 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.195 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Stress-testing the relationship between T cell receptor/peptide-MHC affinity and cross-reactivity using peptide velcro.

Gee, M.H.Sibener, L.V.Birnbaum, M.E.Jude, K.M.Yang, X.Fernandes, R.A.Mendoza, J.L.Glassman, C.R.Garcia, K.C.

(2018) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115: E7369-E7378

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802746115
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6BGA

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    T cell receptors (TCRs) bind to peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) with low affinity ( K d ∼ μM), which is generally assumed to facilitate cross-reactive TCR "scanning" of ligands. To understand the relationship between TCR/pMHC affinity and cross-reactivity, we sought to engineer an additional weak interaction, termed "velcro," between the TCR and pMHC to probe the specificities of TCRs at relatively low and high affinities. This additional interaction was generated through an eight-amino acid peptide library covalently linked to the N terminus of the MHC-bound peptide. Velcro was selected through an affinity-based isolation and was subsequently shown to enhance the cognate TCR/pMHC affinity in a peptide-dependent manner by ∼10-fold. This was sufficient to convert a nonstimulatory ultra-low-affinity ligand into a stimulatory ligand. An X-ray crystallographic structure revealed how velcro interacts with the TCR. To probe TCR cross-reactivity, we screened TCRs against yeast-displayed pMHC libraries with and without velcro, and found that the peptide cross-reactivity profiles of low-affinity ( K d > 100 μM) and high-affinity ( K d ∼ μM) TCR/pMHC interactions are remarkably similar. The conservation of recognition of the TCR for pMHC across affinities reveals the nature of low-affinity ligands for which there are important biological functions and has implications for understanding the specificities of affinity-matured TCRs.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.


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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
H-2 class II histocompatibility antigen, E-K alpha chain204Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
2B4 peptide,MHC I-Ek B chain233Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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IMPC:  MGI:95901
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T cell receptor 2B4 alpha chain220Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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T cell receptor 2B4 beta chain255Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Velcro peptide15synthetic constructMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
alpha-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
F, G
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GlyTouCan:  G86851RC
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 79.107α = 90
b = 58.851β = 91.71
c = 224.619γ = 90
Software Package:
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PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)United StatesAI103867
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)United StatesAI045757
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)United StatesAI057229

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-07-18
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-08-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-08-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2019-02-20
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 1.4: 2019-12-11
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description, Structure summary