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Khirurgiia (Mosk) ; (12): 13-17, 2019.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31825338

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze postoperative complications of totally implantable central venous port system (TIPCVP) deployment and develop methods of their prevention. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study involved 43 patients who underwent TIPCVP implantation through right-sided jugular access and 3 patients with migration of the catheter transferred to the Domodedovo Central City Hospital. RESULTS: There were four perioperative and one early postoperative complication. None of the complications was the reason for removal of TIPCVP. Pinch-off syndrome occurred in two patients who were operated in other hospitals and a catheter was inserted through the right subclavian vein. CONCLUSION: Injury of the carotid artery and pneumothorax can be avoided by ultrasound navigation during internal jugular vein puncture. Catheterization of the internal jugular vein is useful to avoid pinch-off syndrome. Migration of the catheter is successfully cured by endovascular methods.


Subject(s)
Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Pneumothorax/prevention & control , Catheterization, Central Venous/methods , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Central Venous Catheters/adverse effects , Device Removal , Foreign-Body Migration/etiology , Foreign-Body Migration/therapy , Humans , Jugular Veins/diagnostic imaging , Jugular Veins/injuries , Pneumothorax/etiology , Subclavian Vein/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography, Interventional
5.
Khirurgiia (Mosk) ; (7): 75-77, 2015.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26271569

ABSTRACT

It is presented the detailed description with illustrations of 3 surgical accesses which are used by authors to dissect retroperitoneal organs and anatomic structures in victims with closed trauma and abdominal injury. We reported clinical observations of successful use of developed accesses.


Subject(s)
Abdominal Injuries/surgery , Laparotomy/methods , Multiple Trauma , Retroperitoneal Space/surgery , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/surgery , Adult , Female , Humans , Male
7.
Science ; 286(5446): 1913-21, 1999 Dec 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10583947

ABSTRACT

The crystal structure of a complex involving the D10 T cell receptor (TCR), 16-residue foreign peptide antigen, and the I-Ak self major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecule is reported at 3.2 angstrom resolution. The D10 TCR is oriented in an orthogonal mode relative to its peptide-MHC (pMHC) ligand, necessitated by the amino-terminal extension of peptide residues projecting from the MHC class II antigen-binding groove as part of a mini beta sheet. Consequently, the disposition of D10 complementarity-determining region loops is altered relative to that of most pMHCI-specific TCRs; the latter TCRs assume a diagonal orientation, although with substantial variability. Peptide recognition, which involves P-1 to P8 residues, is dominated by the Valpha domain, which also binds to the class II MHC beta1 helix. That docking is limited to one segment of MHC-bound peptide offers an explanation for epitope recognition and altered peptide ligand effects, suggests a structural basis for alloreactivity, and illustrates how bacterial superantigens can span the TCR-pMHCII surface.


Subject(s)
Antigens/chemistry , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/chemistry , Animals , Antigens/immunology , Antigens/metabolism , Binding Sites , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Conalbumin/chemistry , Conalbumin/immunology , Crystallization , Crystallography, X-Ray , Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism , Hydrogen Bonding , Ligands , Mice , Mice, Inbred AKR , Models, Molecular , Oligopeptides/chemistry , Oligopeptides/immunology , Oligopeptides/metabolism , Protein Conformation , Protein Structure, Secondary , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/metabolism , Superantigens/immunology , Superantigens/metabolism , Thymus Gland/cytology , Thymus Gland/immunology
8.
J Immunol ; 163(4): 2104-12, 1999 Aug 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10438950

ABSTRACT

We have characterized a novel cDNA whose steady state mRNA levels rise in the thymus 2 to 6 h following the induction of CD4+CD8+ thymocyte apoptosis by in vivo cross-linking of CD3 epsilon. This cDNA, AND-34-1, contains an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a protein with an amino-terminal Src homology 2 (SH2) domain and a carboxyl-terminal domain homologous to GDP-exchange factors (GEFs). Northern analysis demonstrates widespread expression of the AND-34 gene. Anti-CD3 epsilon treatment induces up-regulation of the AND-34 mRNA levels in total thymic RNA but not in RNA from purified thymocytes, suggesting that this transcript is derived from a thymic stromal cell population. IL-1 and TNF increase AND-34 transcript levels in thymic cortical reticular, thymic nurse, and fibroblast cell lines. In the thymic cortical reticular cell line, IL-1 and TNF induce a protein of the predicted 93-kDa size reactive with anti-AND-34 peptide antisera. Fifteen minutes of serum stimulation of vanadate-pretreated AND-34-1-transfected NIH3T3 fibroblasts induces tyrosine phosphorylation of AND-34 as well as coprecipitating 95-, 125-, and 130-kDa proteins. One of these tyrosine phosphorylated proteins is identified as p130Cas (Crk-associated substrate), a signaling molecule previously known to bind to a GDP-exchange factor (C3G) and inducibly associate with the focal adhesion complex. Consistent with such an association, AND-34 tyrosine phosphorylation is induced following adherence of trypsinized fibroblasts to fibronectin or poly-L -lysine-coated surfaces.


Subject(s)
Cytokines/physiology , Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors , Phosphoproteins/metabolism , Proteins/metabolism , Thymus Gland/metabolism , 3T3 Cells , Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Base Sequence , Cell Adhesion/immunology , Cell Cycle Proteins/chemistry , Crk-Associated Substrate Protein , Interleukin-1/physiology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Transgenic , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptide Fragments/chemistry , Phosphorylation , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Precipitin Tests , Protein Binding/immunology , Proteins/chemistry , Proteins/genetics , Proteins/isolation & purification , Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p130 , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Stromal Cells/immunology , Stromal Cells/metabolism , Thymus Gland/cytology , Thymus Gland/immunology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology , Tyrosine/metabolism , ras-GRF1
9.
Cell ; 97(6): 791-803, 1999 Jun 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10380930

ABSTRACT

Interaction between CD2 and its counterreceptor, CD58 (LFA-3), on opposing cells optimizes immune recognition, facilitating contacts between helper T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells as well as between cytolytic effectors and target cells. Here, we report the crystal structure of the heterophilic adhesion complex between the amino-terminal domains of human CD2 and CD58. A strikingly asymmetric, orthogonal, face-to-face interaction involving the major beta sheets of the respective immunoglobulin-like domains with poor shape complementarity is revealed. In the virtual absence of hydrophobic forces, interdigitating charged amino acid side chains form hydrogen bonds and salt links at the interface (approximately 1200 A2), imparting a high degree of specificity albeit with low affinity (K(D) of approximately microM). These features explain CD2-CD58 dynamic binding, offering insights into interactions of related immunoglobulin superfamily receptors.


Subject(s)
CD2 Antigens/chemistry , CD58 Antigens/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , CD2 Antigens/metabolism , CD58 Antigens/metabolism , Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , Humans , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Conformation , Rats , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
10.
Immunity ; 9(4): 519-30, 1998 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9806638

ABSTRACT

The crystal structure of the two immunoglobulin variable-like domains of the murine CD8alphaalpha homodimer complexed to the class I MHC H-2Kb molecule at 2.8 A resolution shows that CD8alphaalpha binds to the protruding MHC alpha3 domain loop in an antibody-like manner. Comparison of mouse CD8alphaalpha/H-2Kb and human CD8alphaalpha/HLA-A2 complexes reveals shared as well as species-specific recognition features. In both species, coreceptor function apparently involves the participation of CD8 dimer in a bidentate attachment to an MHC class I molecule in conjunction with a T cell receptor without discernable conformational alteration of the peptide or MHC antigen-presenting platform.


Subject(s)
CD8 Antigens/chemistry , H-2 Antigens/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , CD8 Antigens/genetics , Crystallography, X-Ray , Dimerization , H-2 Antigens/genetics , HLA-A2 Antigen/chemistry , HLA-A2 Antigen/genetics , Humans , Macromolecular Substances , Mice , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptide Fragments/chemistry , Peptide Fragments/genetics , Protein Conformation , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/genetics
11.
J Exp Med ; 187(9): 1529-36, 1998 May 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9565644

ABSTRACT

A recent crystal structure of the N15 alpha/beta-T cell receptor (TCR) in complex with an Fab derived from the H57 Cbeta-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) shows the mAb fragment interacting with the elongated FG loop of the Cbeta domain. This loop creates one side wall of a cavity within the TCR Ti-alpha/beta constant region module (CalphaCbeta) while the CD and EF loops of the Calpha domain form another wall. The cavity size is sufficient to accommodate a single nonglycosylated Ig domain such as the CD3epsilon ectodomain. By using specific mAbs to mouse TCR-beta (H57) and CD3epsilon (2C11) subunits, we herein provide evidence that only one of the two CD3epsilon chains within the TCR complex is located in close proximity to the TCR Cbeta FG loop, in support of the above notion. Moreover, analysis of T cells isolated from transgenic mice expressing both human and mouse CD3epsilon genes shows that the heterologous human CD3epsilon component can replace the mouse CD3epsilon at this site. The location of one CD3epsilon subunit within the rigid constant domain module has implications for the mechanism of signal transduction throughout T cell development.


Subject(s)
CD3 Complex/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/chemistry , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry , Binding Sites/immunology , Flow Cytometry , Humans , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Models, Molecular , Signal Transduction/immunology , Spleen/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/physiology
12.
Curr Biol ; 8(7): 409-12, 1998 Mar 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9545202

ABSTRACT

Whether T-cell receptors (TCRs) recognize antigenic peptides bound to major histocompatability complex (MHC) molecules through common or distinct docking modes is currently uncertain. We report the crystal structure of a complex between the murine N15 TCR [1-4] and its peptide-MHC ligand, an octapeptide fragment representing amino acids 52-59 of the vesicular stomatitis virus nuclear capsid protein (VSV8) bound to the murine H-2Kb class I MHC molecule. Comparison of the structure of the N15 TCR-VSV8-H-2Kb complex with the murine 2C TCR-dEV8-H-2Kb [5] and the human A6 TCR-Tax-HLA-A2 [6] complexes revealed a common docking mode, regardless of TCR specificity or species origin, in which the TCR variable Valpha domain overlies the MHC alpha2 helix and the Vbeta domain overlies the MHC alpha1 helix. As a consequence, the complementary determining regions CDR1 and CDR3 of the TCR Valpha and Vbeta domains make the major contacts with the peptide, while the CDR2 loops interact primarily with the MHC. Nonetheless, in terms of the details of the relative orientation and disposition of binding, there is substantial variation in TCR parameters, which we term twist, tilt and shift, and which define the variation of the V module of the TCR relative to the MHC antigen-binding groove.


Subject(s)
Histocompatibility Antigens/chemistry , Peptides/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/chemistry , Animals , Binding Sites , Capsid/chemistry , Capsid/metabolism , Crystallography, X-Ray , Gene Products, tax/chemistry , Gene Products, tax/metabolism , H-2 Antigens/chemistry , H-2 Antigens/metabolism , HLA-A2 Antigen/chemistry , HLA-A2 Antigen/metabolism , Histocompatibility Antigens/metabolism , Humans , In Vitro Techniques , Macromolecular Substances , Mice , Models, Molecular , Oligopeptides/chemistry , Oligopeptides/metabolism , Peptides/metabolism , Protein Conformation , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/metabolism , Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/chemistry , Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/metabolism
13.
Biophys J ; 74(3): 1087-100, 1998 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9512011

ABSTRACT

Small ligands generally bind within the seven transmembrane-spanning helices of G-protein-coupled receptors, but their access to the binding pocket through the closely packed loops has not been elucidated. In this work, a model of the extracellular loops of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) receptor (TRHR) was constructed, and molecular dynamics simulations and quasi-harmonic analysis have been performed to study the static and dynamic roles of the extracellular domain. The static analysis based on curvature and electrostatic potential on the surface of TRHR suggests the formation of an initial recognition site between TRH and the surface of its receptor. These results are supported by experimental evidence. A quasi-harmonic analysis of the vibrations of the extracellular loops suggest that the low-frequency motions of the loops will aid the ligand to access its transmembrane binding pocket. We suggest that all small ligands may bind sequentially to the transmembrane pocket by first interacting with the surface binding site and then may be guided into the transmembrane binding pocket by fluctuations in the extracellular loops.


Subject(s)
Protein Structure, Secondary , Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone/chemistry , Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism , Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Binding Sites , COS Cells , Cloning, Molecular , Computer Simulation , Conserved Sequence , GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Software , Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone/chemistry , Transfection
14.
EMBO J ; 17(1): 10-26, 1998 Jan 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9427737

ABSTRACT

Each T cell receptor (TCR) recognizes a peptide antigen bound to a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule via a clonotypic alphabeta heterodimeric structure (Ti) non-covalently associated with the monomorphic CD3 signaling components. A crystal structure of an alphabeta TCR-anti-TCR Fab complex shows an Fab fragment derived from the H57 monoclonal antibody (mAb), interacting with the elongated FG loop of the Cbeta domain, situated beneath the Vbeta domain. This loop, along with the partially exposed ABED beta sheet of Cbeta, and glycans attached to both Cbeta and Calpha domains, forms a cavity of sufficient size to accommodate a single non-glycosylated Ig domain such as the CD3epsilon ectodomain. That this asymmetrically localized site is embedded within the rigid constant domain module has implications for the mechanism of signal transduction in both TCR and pre-TCR complexes. Furthermore, quaternary structures of TCRs vary significantly even when they bind the same MHC molecule, as manifested by a unique twisting of the V module relative to the C module.


Subject(s)
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/chemistry , Mitogens/immunology , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , CD3 Complex/immunology , Crystallography, X-Ray , Humans , Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/immunology , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Conformation , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Signal Transduction
15.
J Mol Biol ; 271(2): 278-93, 1997 Aug 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9268659

ABSTRACT

The molecular interactions between the CD8 co-receptor dependent N15 and N26 T cell receptors (TCRs) and their common ligand, the vesicular stomatitis virus octapeptide (VSV8) bound to H-2Kb, were studied to define the docking orientation(s) of MHC class I restricted TCRs during immune recognition. Guided by the molecular surfaces of the crystallographically defined peptide/MHC and modeled TCRs, a series of mutations in exposed residues likely contacting the TCR ligand were analyzed for their ability to alter peptide-triggered IL-2 production in T cell transfectants. Critical residues which diminished antigen recognition by 1000 to 10,000-fold in molar terms were identified in both N15 Valpha (alphaE94A or alphaE94R, Y98A and K99) and Vbeta (betaR96A, betaW97A and betaD99A) CDR3 loops. Mutational analysis indicated that the Rp1 residue of VSV8 is critical for antigen recognition of N15 TCR, but R62 of H-2Kb is less critical. More importantly, the alphaE94R mutant could be fully complemented by a reciprocal charge reversal at Kb R62 (R62E). This result suggests a direct interaction between N15 TCR Valpha E94R and Kb R62E residues. As Rp1 of VSV8 is adjacent to R62 in the VSV8/Kb complex and essential for T cell activation, this orientation implies that the N15 Valpha CDR3 loop interacts with the N-terminal residues of VSV8 with the Valpha domain docking to the Kb alpha2 helix while the N15 Vbeta CDR3 loop interacts with the more C-terminal peptide residues and the Vbeta domain overlies the Kb alpha1 helix. An equivalent orientation is suggested for N26, a second VSV8/Kb specific TCR. Given that genetic analysis of two different class II MHC-restricted TCRs and two crystallographic studies of class I restricted TCRs offers a similar overall orientation of V domains relative to alpha-helices, these data raise the possibility of a common docking mode between TCRs and their ligands regardless of MHC restriction.


Subject(s)
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/chemistry , Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism , Protein Conformation , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Antigen-Presenting Cells/immunology , Binding Sites , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Cloning, Molecular , Crystallography, X-Ray , Humans , Interleukin-2/biosynthesis , Lymphoma, B-Cell , Mice , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Point Mutation , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Protein Structure, Secondary , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Transfection , Tumor Cells, Cultured
16.
Eur J Immunol ; 27(1): 227-33, 1997 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9022023

ABSTRACT

The surface residues of the VSV8/Kb complex important for recognition by N15 and N26 alphabeta T cell receptors (TCR) were mapped by mutational analysis and compared to each other and with epitopes of well-characterized Kb specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb). Three features of immune receptor recognition emerge. First, the footprints of the two TCR on VSV8/Kb are similar with more than 80 % overlap between sites. Given that only 8 of 14 surface exposed VSV8/Kb residues identified as critical for TCR interaction are in common, the chemical basis of the N15 and N26 interactions is nevertheless distinct. Second, the cognate peptide is a major focus of TCR recognition: mutation at any of the three exposed side chains (at p1, p4 or p6) abrogates interaction of both TCR as measured by functional T cell activation. Third, in contrast to TCR, mAb bind to discrete segments on the periphery of the alpha1 and/or alpha2 helices without orientational restriction. These findings suggest that unlike soluble antibodies, surface membrane receptor-ligand interactions on opposing cells (i.e. TCR-peptide/ MHC, CD8-MHC) limit the orientational freedom of the TCR in the immune recognition process.


Subject(s)
Antigens, Viral/immunology , H-2 Antigens/physiology , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/chemistry , Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/immunology , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Epitope Mapping , Mice , Models, Molecular , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Peptides/immunology , Protein Conformation , Signal Transduction , Structure-Activity Relationship
17.
J Mol Biol ; 263(2): 209-26, 1996 Oct 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8913302

ABSTRACT

CD2 mediates interaction between T cells and their cognate partners through its CD58-binding membrane-distal adhesion domain (D1) facilitating T cell receptor (TCR) triggering. A neoepitope defined by anti-CD2R monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has suggested structural alteration within the CD2 ectodomain during T cell activation. Here, we map CD2R to the flexible CD2 linker region between D1 and the membrane-proximal extracellular domain (D2) and show that exposure of this conformational site is independent of temperature and metabolic energy. Co-ligation of CD2 and CD58 molecules on opposing cells within a conjugate pair induces CD2R and redistributes CD2 to the region of cell-cell contact. These CD2R+ molecules, in contrast to the CD2R-molecules, are tightly clustered on the T cell surface. Hence, a ligand-mediated increase in the D1-D2 interdomain angle apparently exposes CD2R, facilitates packing of CD2 molecules in a clustered array and is linked to CD2-mediated adhesion and activation events. Conformational alteration of this type may be generally important in ordered lattice formation involving surface receptors.


Subject(s)
CD2 Antigens/metabolism , Epitope Mapping , Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism , CD2 Antigens/immunology , Cell Adhesion , Cell Line , Humans , Ligands , Mutation , Protein Conformation , Receptors, Immunologic/genetics , Receptors, Immunologic/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/immunology
18.
Immunol Today ; 16(12): 581-7, 1995 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8579751

ABSTRACT

Recent evidence indicates that CD4 stably binds to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II only after assuming an oligomeric state: the membrane-distal CD4 D1-D2 module interacts directly with MHC class II, whereas the membrane-proximal CD4 D3-D4 module mediates oligomerization. This results in the formation of aggregates critical for T-cell activation. The T-cell receptor (TCR) regulates specific crosslinking and is itself dependent on lattice formation to trigger physiological T-cell responses. Here, Toshiko Sakihama, Alex Smolyar and Ellis Reinherz discuss the molecular nature of CD4-MHC class II clustering and how, despite each of the component interactions being of low affinity, the molecular matrix renders T-cell recognition extremely specific and sensitive.


Subject(s)
Antigen Presentation , CD4 Antigens , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell , Animals , CD4 Antigens/chemistry , CD4 Antigens/metabolism , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/chemistry , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism , Humans , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism
19.
Science ; 269(5228): 1273-8, 1995 Sep 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7544493

ABSTRACT

The adhesion domain of human CD2 bears a single N-linked carbohydrate. The solution structure of a fragment of CD2 containing the covalently bound high-mannose N-glycan [-(N-acetylglucosamine)2-(mannose)5-8] was solved by nuclear magnetic resonance. The stem and two of three branches of the carbohydrate structure are well defined and the mobility of proximal glycan residues is restricted. Mutagenesis of all residues in the vicinity of the glycan suggests that the glycan is not a component of the CD2-CD58 interface; rather, the carbohydrate stabilizes the protein fold by counterbalancing an unfavorable clustering of five positive charges centered about lysine-61 of CD2.


Subject(s)
CD2 Antigens/chemistry , Oligosaccharides/chemistry , Protein Conformation , Acetylglucosamine/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Antigens, CD/metabolism , Binding Sites , CD2 Antigens/metabolism , CD58 Antigens , CHO Cells , Carbohydrate Conformation , Carbohydrate Sequence , Cell Adhesion , Cricetinae , Glycosylation , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
20.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 92(14): 6444-8, 1995 Jul 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7604010

ABSTRACT

Previous studies have failed to detect an interaction between monomeric soluble CD4 (sCD4) and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins, suggesting that oligomerization of CD4 on the cell surface may be required to form a stable class II MHC binding site. To test this possibility, we transfected the F43I CD4 mutant, which is incapable of binding to class II MHC or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gp120, into COS-7 cells together with wild-type CD4 (wtCD4). Expression of F43I results in a dominant negative effect: no class II MHC binding is observed even though wtCD4 expression is preserved. Apparently, F43I associates with wtCD4 oligomers and interferes with the formation of functional class II MHC binding structures. In contrast, F43I does not affect the binding of gp120 to wtCD4, implying that gp120 binds to a CD4 monomer. By production and characterization of chimeric CD4 molecules, we show that domains 3 and/or 4 appear to be involved in oligomerization. Several models of the CD4-class II MHC interaction are offered, including the possibility that one or two CD4 molecules initially interact with class II MHC dimers and further associate to create larger complexes important for facilitating T-cell receptor crosslinking.


Subject(s)
CD4 Antigens/metabolism , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism , HLA-D Antigens/metabolism , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Animals , CD4 Antigens/biosynthesis , CD4 Antigens/chemistry , Cell Line , Chlorocebus aethiops , Flow Cytometry , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HLA-D Antigens/immunology , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology , Humans , Lymphocyte Activation , Macromolecular Substances , Models, Immunological , Protein Binding , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Transfection , Tumor Cells, Cultured
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