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PDBsum entry 1q1j

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Immune system PDB id
1q1j
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Protein chains
215 a.a. *
231 a.a. *
Ligands
LYS-ARG-ILE-HIS-
ILE-GLY-PRO-GLY-
ARG-ALA
×2
Waters ×53
* Residue conservation analysis

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Title Structural rationale for the broad neutralization of HIV-1 by human monoclonal antibody 447-52d.
Authors R.L.Stanfield, M.K.Gorny, C.Williams, S.Zolla-Pazner, I.A.Wilson.
Ref. Structure, 2004, 12, 193-204. [DOI no: 10.1016/S0969-2126(04)00005-X]
PubMed id 14962380
Abstract
447-52D is a human monoclonal antibody isolated from a heterohybridoma derived from an HIV-1-infected individual. This antibody recognizes the hypervariable gp120 V3 loop, and neutralizes both X4 and R5 primary isolates, making it one of the most effective anti-V3 antibodies characterized to date. The crystal structure of the 447-52D Fab in complex with a 16-mer V3 peptide at 2.5 A resolution reveals that the peptide beta hairpin forms a three-stranded mixed beta sheet with complementarity determining region (CDR) H3, with most of the V3 side chains exposed to solvent. Sequence specificity is conferred through interaction of the type-II turn (residues GPGR) at the apex of the V3 hairpin with the base of CDR H3. This novel mode of peptide-antibody recognition enables the antibody to bind to many different V3 sequences where only the GPxR core epitope is absolutely required.
Figure 6.
Figure 6. Stereo view of the Fab 447-52D Antigen Binding Site(A) As in all figures except Figure 1, the Fab light and heavy chains are depicted in salmon and blue, with the bound peptide in yellow. The side chains of the Fab residues in contact with peptide are shown in a ball-and-stick representation.(B) A magnified view of the cation-p and salt bridge interactions between peptide and Fab. The V3 peptide residue ArgP315 forms a salt bridge with AspH95, and makes cation-p interactions with the side chains of TyrH100j and TrpH33. Peptide residue ProP313 is nestled into a cleft formed by Fab residues TrpL91 and TrpL96, with the Pro ring nearly coplanar to the TrpL91 indole.
The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (2004, 12, 193-204) copyright 2004.
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