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- Title
Adaptability of the semi-invariant natural killer T-cell receptor towards structurally diverse CD1d-restricted ligands.
- Authors
Florence, William C.; Chengfeng Xia; Gordy, Laura E.; Wenlan Chen; Yalong Zhang; Scott-Browne, James; Kinjo, Yuki; Yu, Karl O. A.; Keshipeddy, Santosh; Pellicci, Daniel G.; Patel, Onisha; Kjer-Nielsen, Lars; McCluskey, James; Godfrey, Dale I.; Rossjohn, Jamie; Richardson, Stewart K.; Porcelli, Steven A.; Howell, Amy R.; Hayakawa, Kyoko; Gapin, Laurent
- Abstract
The semi-invariant natural killer (NK) T-cell receptor (NKTcr) recognises structurally diverse glycolipid antigens presented by the monomorphic CD1d molecule. While the α-chain of the NKTcr is invariant, the β-chain is more diverse, but how this diversity enables the NKTcr to recognise diverse antigens, such as an α-linked monosaccharide (α-galactosylceramide and α-galactosyldiacylglycerol) and the β-linked trisaccharide (isoglobotriaosylceramide), is unclear. We demonstrate here that NKTcrs, which varied in their β-chain usage, recognised diverse glycolipid antigens with a similar binding mode on CD1d. Nevertheless, the NKTcrs recognised distinct epitopic sites within these antigens, including α-galactosylceramide, the structurally similar α-galactosyldiacylglycerol and the very distinct isoglobotriaosylceramide. We also show that the relative roles of the CDR loops within the NKTcr β-chain varied as a function of the antigen. Thus, while NKTcrs characteristically use a conserved docking mode, the NKTcr β-chain allows these cells to recognise unique aspects of structurally diverse CD1d-restricted ligands.
- Subjects
KILLER cells; GLYCOLIPIDS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; ANTIGENS; IMMUNITY
- Publication
EMBO Journal, 2009, Vol 28, Issue 22, p3579
- ISSN
0261-4189
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/emboj.2009.286