T cell receptor recognition of CD1b presenting a mycobacterial glycolipid
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Gras, Stephanie
Shahine, Adam
Cheng, Tan-Yun
Bhati, Mugdha
Tan, Li Lynn
Halim, Hanim
Tuttle, Kathryn D.
Gapin, Laurent
Le Nours, Jérôme
Rossjohn, Jamie
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Gras, S., I. Van Rhijn, A. Shahine, T. Cheng, M. Bhati, L. L. Tan, H. Halim, et al. 2016. “T cell receptor recognition of CD1b presenting a mycobacterial glycolipid.” Nature Communications 7 (1): 13257. doi:10.1038/ncomms13257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13257.Abstract
CD1 proteins present microbial lipids to T cells. Germline-encoded mycolyl lipid-reactive (GEM) T cells with conserved αβ T cell receptors (TCRs) recognize CD1b presenting mycobacterial mycolates. As the molecular basis underpinning TCR recognition of CD1b remains unknown, here we determine the structure of a GEM TCR bound to CD1b presenting glucose-6-O-monomycolate (GMM). The GEM TCR docks centrally above CD1b, whereby the conserved TCR α-chain extensively contacts CD1b and GMM. Through mutagenesis and study of T cells from tuberculosis patients, we identify a consensus CD1b footprint of TCRs present among GEM T cells. Using both the TCR α- and β-chains as tweezers to surround and grip the glucose moiety of GMM, GEM TCRs create a highly specific mechanism for recognizing this mycobacterial glycolipid.Other Sources
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