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Cell adhesion/immunue system PDB id
3ff7
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Contents
Protein chains
97 a.a. *
98 a.a. *
112 a.a. *
Ligands
ACY
Waters ×309
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
3ff7
Name: Cell adhesion/immunue system
Title: Structure of nk cell receptor klrg1 bound to e-cadherin
Structure: Epithelial cadherin. Chain: a, b. Fragment: unp residues 155-253, cadherin 1 domain. Synonym: e-cadherin, cadherin-1, uvomorulin, cam 120/80, e- cad/ctf1, e-cad/ctf2, e-cad/ctf3. Engineered: yes. Mutation: yes. Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily g member 1.
Source: Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Gene: cdh1, cdhe, uvo. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Gene: klrg1, clec15a, mafa, mafal. Expressed in: escherichia coli
Resolution:
1.80Å     R-factor:   0.214     R-free:   0.246
Authors: Y.Li,R.A.Mariuzza
Key ref: Y.Li et al. (2009). Structure of natural killer cell receptor KLRG1 bound to E-cadherin reveals basis for MHC-independent missing self recognition. Immunity, 31, 35-46. PubMed id: 19604491 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.04.019
Date:
02-Dec-08     Release date:   28-Jul-09    
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Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P12830  (CADH1_HUMAN) -  Cadherin-1
Seq:
Struc:
 
Seq:
Struc:
882 a.a.
97 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P12830  (CADH1_HUMAN) -  Cadherin-1
Seq:
Struc:
 
Seq:
Struc:
882 a.a.
98 a.a.*
Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
Q96E93  (KLRG1_HUMAN) -  Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G member 1
Seq:
Struc:
195 a.a.
112 a.a.*
Key:    PfamA domain  PfamB domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain
* PDB and UniProt seqs differ at 5 residue positions (black crosses)

 Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation 
  GO annot!
  Cellular component     membrane   1 term 
  Biological process     homophilic cell adhesion   1 term 
  Biochemical function     binding     2 terms  

 

 
DOI no: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.04.019 Immunity 31:35-46 (2009)
PubMed id: 19604491  
 
 
Structure of natural killer cell receptor KLRG1 bound to E-cadherin reveals basis for MHC-independent missing self recognition.
Y.Li, M.Hofmann, Q.Wang, L.Teng, L.K.Chlewicki, H.Pircher, R.A.Mariuzza.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
The cytolytic activity of natural killer (NK) cells is regulated by inhibitory receptors that detect the absence of self molecules on target cells. Structural studies of missing self recognition have focused on NK receptors that bind MHC. However, NK cells also possess inhibitory receptors specific for non-MHC ligands, notably cadherins, which are downregulated in metastatic tumors. We determined the structure of killer cell lectin-like receptor G1 (KLRG1) in complex with E-cadherin. KLRG1 mediates missing self recognition by binding to a highly conserved site on classical cadherins, enabling it to monitor expression of several cadherins (E-, N-, and R-) on target cells. This site overlaps the site responsible for cell-cell adhesion but is distinct from the integrin alpha(E)beta(7) binding site. We propose that E-cadherin may coengage KLRG1 and alpha(E)beta(7) and that KLRG1 overcomes its exceptionally weak affinity for cadherins through multipoint attachment to target cells, resulting in inhibitory signaling.
 

Literature references that cite this PDB file's key reference

  PubMed id Reference
20201037 C.Gründemann, S.Schwartzkopff, M.Koschella, O.Schweier, C.Peters, D.Voehringer, and H.Pircher (2010).
The NK receptor KLRG1 is dispensable for virus-induced NK and CD8+ T-cell differentiation and function in vivo.
  Eur J Immunol, 40, 1303-1314.  
20032175 H.P.Su, K.Singh, A.G.Gittis, and D.N.Garboczi (2010).
The structure of the poxvirus A33 protein reveals a dimer of unique C-type lectin-like domains.
  J Virol, 84, 2502-2510.
PDB code: 3k7b
20373518 S.Jonjic (2010).
Functional plasticity and robustness are essential characteristics of biological systems: lessons learned from KLRG1-deficient mice.
  Eur J Immunol, 40, 1241-1243.  
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