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Cytokine/cytokine receptor PDB id
2b5i
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Contents
Protein chains
120 a.a. *
196 a.a. *
191 a.a. *
122 a.a. *
Ligands
NAG-NAG ×2
NAG ×2
Waters ×171
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
2b5i
Name: Cytokine/cytokine receptor
Title: Cytokine receptor complex
Structure: Interleukin-2. Chain: a. Synonym: il-2, t-cell growth factor, tcgf, aldesleukin. Engineered: yes. Interleukin-2 receptor beta chain. Chain: b. Synonym: il-2 receptor, p70-75, high affinity il-2 receptor subunit, cd122 antigen. Engineered: yes.
Source: Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Gene: il2. Expressed in: trichoplusia ni. Expression_system_taxid: 7111. Gene: il2rb. Gene: il2rg. Gene: il2ra.
Biol. unit: Tetramer (from PQS)
Resolution:
2.30Å     R-factor:   0.225     R-free:   0.269
Authors: X.Wang,M.Rickert,K.C.Garcia
Key ref:
X.Wang et al. (2005). Structure of the quaternary complex of interleukin-2 with its alpha, beta, and gammac receptors. Science, 310, 1159-1163. PubMed id: 16293754 DOI: 10.1126/science.1117893
Date:
28-Sep-05     Release date:   29-Nov-05    
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Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P60568  (IL2_HUMAN) -  Interleukin-2
Seq:
Struc: 		153 a.a.
120 a.a.
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P14784  (IL2RB_HUMAN) -  Interleukin-2 receptor subunit beta
Seq:
Struc: 		 
Seq:
Struc: 		551 a.a.
196 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P31785  (IL2RG_HUMAN) -  Cytokine receptor common subunit gamma
Seq:
Struc: 		369 a.a.
191 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P01589  (IL2RA_HUMAN) -  Interleukin-2 receptor subunit alpha
Seq:
Struc: 		272 a.a.
122 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  PfamB domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain
* PDB and UniProt seqs differ at 3 residue positions (black crosses)

 Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation 
  GO annot!
  Cellular component     extracellular region   3 terms 
  Biological process     immune response   31 terms 
  Biochemical function     carbohydrate binding     9 terms  

 

 
DOI no: 10.1126/science.1117893 Science 310:1159-1163 (2005)
PubMed id: 16293754  
 
 
Structure of the quaternary complex of interleukin-2 with its alpha, beta, and gammac receptors.
X.Wang, M.Rickert, K.C.Garcia.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an immunoregulatory cytokine that acts through a quaternary receptor signaling complex containing alpha (IL-2Ralpha), beta (IL-2Rbeta), and common gamma chain (gc) receptors. In the structure of the quaternary ectodomain complex as visualized at a resolution of 2.3 angstroms, the binding of IL-2Ralpha to IL-2 stabilizes a secondary binding site for presentation to IL-2Rbeta. gammac is then recruited to the composite surface formed by the IL-2/IL-2Rbeta complex. Consistent with its role as a shared receptor for IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15, and IL-21, gammac forms degenerate contacts with IL-2. The structure of gammac provides a rationale for loss-of-function mutations found in patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency diseases (X-SCID). This complex structure provides a framework for other gammac-dependent cytokine-receptor interactions and for the engineering of improved IL-2 therapeutics.
 
  Selected figure(s)  
 
Figure 3.
Fig. 3. A polar interface and hydration layer between IL-2 and IL-2Rß. (A) All interactions between IL-2 and IL-2Rß. The buried water molecules in the interface are shown as green spheres. The hydrogen bonds between IL-2 and IL-2Rß are in black; those between water molecules and protein atoms are in green. (B) Close-up view of the shape complementarity in the interface, as viewed from above. 		Figure 5.
Fig. 5. Extensive receptor-receptor contact between IL-2Rß and [c]. (A) Surface representation of the quaternary complex shows the shape complementarity in the IL-2Rß/ [c] interface. (B) Hydrogen-bonding interactions between IL-2Rß and [c].
 
  The above figures are reprinted by permission from the AAAs: Science (2005, 310, 1159-1163) copyright 2005.  
  Figures were selected by the author.  

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