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Truong AD, Hong Y, Nguyen HT, Nguyen CT, Chu NT, Tran HTT, Dang HV, Lillehoj HS, Hong YH. Molecular identification and characterisation of a novel chicken leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor A5. Br Poult Sci 2020; 62:68-80. [PMID: 32812773 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2020.1812524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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1. Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor A5 (LILRA5) is a key molecule that regulates the immune system. However, the LILRA5 gene has not been characterised in avian species, including chickens. The present study aimed to identify and functionally characterise LILRA5 identified from two genetically disparate chicken lines, viz., Marek's disease (MD)-resistant (R) line 6.3 and MD-susceptible (S) line 7.2. 2. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the identity and similarity homologies of amino acids of LILRA5 in chicken lines 6.3 and 7.2 ranged between 93% and 93.7%, whereas those between chicken and mammals ranged between 20.9% and 43.7% and 21.1% to 43.9%, respectively. The newly cloned LILRA5 from chicken lines 6.3 and 7.2 revealed high conservation and a close relationship with other known mammalian LILRA5 proteins. 3. The results indicated that LILRA5 from chicken lines 6.3 and 7.2 was associated with phosphorylation of Src kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (SHP2), which play a regulatory role in immune functions. Moreover, the results demonstrated that LILRA5 in these lines was associated with the activation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and β2-microglobulin and induced the expression of the transporter associated with antigen processing. In addition, LILRA5 in both chicken lines activated and induced Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and the activator of transcription (STAT), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) and the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 signalling pathways; toll-like receptors; and Th1-, Th2-, and Th17- cytokines. 4. The data suggested that LILRA5 has innate immune receptors essential for macrophage immune response and provide novel insights into the regulation of immunity and immunopathology.
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- A D Truong
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam.,Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University , Anseong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University , Anseong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, National Institute of Veterinary Research , Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Services , Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University , Anseong, Republic of Korea
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Yamazaki R, Furukawa A, Hirayasu K, Yumoto K, Fukuhara H, Arase H, Maenaka K. Molecular mechanism of the recognition of bacterially cleaved immunoglobulin by the immune regulatory receptor LILRA2. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:9531-9541. [PMID: 32424043 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Human leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs) typically regulate immune activation by binding to the human leukocyte antigen class I molecules. LILRA2, a member of the LILR family, was recently reported to bind to other unique ligands, the bacterially degraded Igs (N-truncated Igs), for the activation of immune cells. Therefore, LILRA2 is currently attracting significant attention as a novel innate immune receptor. However, the detailed recognition mechanisms required for this interaction remain unclear. In this study, using several biophysical techniques, we uncovered the molecular mechanism of N-truncated Ig recognition by LILRA2. Surface plasmon resonance analysis disclosed that LILRA2 specifically binds to N-truncated Ig with weak affinity (Kd = 4.8 μm) and fast kinetics. However, immobilized LILRA2 exhibited a significantly enhanced interaction with N-truncated Ig due to avidity effects. This suggests that cell surface-bound LILRA2 rapidly monitors and identifies bi- or multivalent abnormal N-truncated Igs through specific cross-linking to induce immune activation. Van't Hoff analysis revealed that this interaction is enthalpy-driven, with a small entropy loss, and results from differential scanning calorimetry indicated the instability of the putative LILRA2-binding site, the Fab region of the N-truncated Ig. Atomic force microscopy revealed that N truncation does not cause significant structural changes in Ig. Furthermore, mutagenesis analysis identified the hydrophobic region of LILRA2 domain 2 as the N-truncated Ig-binding site, representing a novel ligand-binding site for the LILR family. These results provide detailed insights into the molecular regulation of LILR-mediated immune responses targeting ligands that have been modified by bacteria.
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- Rika Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Immunochemistry, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Immunochemistry, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan .,Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Biosurfaces and Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Center for Life Innovation, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors A2 and A6 are Expressed in Avian Macrophages and Modulate Cytokine Production by Activating Multiple Signaling Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19092710. [PMID: 30208630 PMCID: PMC6163679 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The activating leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRAs) play an important role in innate immunity. However, most of the LILRA members have not been characterized in avian species including chickens. The present study is the first attempt at cloning, structural analysis and functional characterization of two LILRAs (LILRA2 and LILRA6) in chickens. Multiple sequence alignments and construction of a phylogenetic tree of chicken LILRA2 and LILRA6 with mammalian proteins revealed high conservation between chicken LILRA2 and LILRA6 and a close relationship between the chicken and mammalian proteins. The mRNA expression of LILRA2 and LILRA6 was high in chicken HD11 macrophages and the small intestine compared to that in several other tissues and cells tested. To examine the function of LILRA2 and LILRA6 in chicken immunity, LILRA2 and LILRA6 were transfected into HD11 cells. Our findings indicated that LILRA2 and LILRA6 are associated with the phosphorylation of Src kinases and SHP2, which play a regulatory role in immune functions. Moreover, LILRA6 associated with and activated MHC class I, β2-microglobulin and induced the expression of transporters associated with antigen processing but LILRA2 did not. Furthermore, both LILRA2 and LILRA6 activated JAK-STAT, NF-κB, PI3K/AKT and ERK1/2 MAPK signaling pathways and induced Th1-, Th2- and Th17-type cytokines and Toll-like receptors. Collectively, this study indicates that LILRA2 and LILRA6 are essential for macrophage-mediated immune responses and they have the potential to complement the innate and adaptive immune system against pathogens.
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Yuan H, Chen R, Tariq M, Liu Y, Sun Y, Xia C. Crystal structure of zebrafish complement 1qA globular domain. Protein Sci 2016; 25:1883-9. [PMID: 27391278 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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C1q contains three globular domains (C1qgD) that are the key functional component of the classical complement system. C1qgD can interact with important immune molecules, including IgG and C-reactive protein (CRP) to form defense systems to protect animals. Here, the first non-mammalian structure, zebrafish C1qA globular domain (Dare-C1qAgD) was solved. Although the overall architecture of Dare-C1qAgD is similar to human C1qA, residues involved in C1qBgD, C1qCgD, and CRP binding are somewhat different while residues involved in IgG binding are not present in zebrafish. The structure gives insight into how human and fish C1qA evolved from an ancestral protein.
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- Hongyu Yuan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Nam G, Shi Y, Ryu M, Wang Q, Song H, Liu J, Yan J, Qi J, Gao GF. Crystal structures of the two membrane-proximal Ig-like domains (D3D4) of LILRB1/B2: alternative models for their involvement in peptide-HLA binding. Protein Cell 2013; 4:761-70. [PMID: 23955630 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-013-3908-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs), also called CD85s, ILTs, or LIRs, are important mediators of immune activation and tolerance that contain tandem immunoglobulin (Ig)-like folds. There are 11 (in addition to two pseudogenes) LILRs in total, two with two Ig-like domains (D1D2) and the remaining nine with four Ig-like domains (D1D2D3D4). Thus far, the structural features of the D1D2 domains of LILR proteins are well defined, but no structures for the D3D4 domains have been reported. This is a very important field to be studied as it relates to the unknown functions of the D3D4 domains, as well as their relative orientation to the D1D2 domains on the cell surface. Here, we report the crystal structures of the D3D4 domains of both LILRB1 and LILRB2. The two Ig-like domains of both LILRB1-D3D4 and LILRB2-D3D4 are arranged at an acute angle (∼60°) to form a bent structure, resembling the structures of natural killer inhibitory receptors. Based on these two D3D4 domain structures and previously reported D1D2/HLA I complex structures, two alternative models of full-length (four Ig-like domains) LILR molecules bound to HLA I are proposed.
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- Gol Nam
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Si YQ, Bian XK, Lu N, Jia YF, Hou ZH, Zhang Y. Cyclosporine induces up-regulation of immunoglobulin-like transcripts 3 and 4 expression on and activity of NKL cells. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1407-11. [PMID: 22664025 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin-like transcripts (ILTs), which belong to a kind of receptor family discovered recently, are differentially expressed on myeloid and lymphoid cells. Most of them play important roles to regulate human immune responses by interacting with ligands. Cyclosporine (CsA) is frequently used to prevent graft-versus-host disease and treat autoimmune diseases. There are some studies about the effects of CsA on various human immunologic reactions, but its impact on ILT3 and ILT4 expression on natural killer (NK) cells is less well understood. METHODS An NKL cell line was exposed to CsA (5, 10, 15, or 20 mg/L) for 12, 24, or 36 hours before real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometry were used to detect alterations in ILT3 and ILT4 mRNA and protein expressions. NKL cells treated for 36 hours with or without CsA (15 mg/L) and then coincubated with BGC-823 or JEG-3 cells, in cytolytic and proliferative systems measured by Thiazoyl blue tetrazolium bromide assays. RESULTS After CsA treatment both RNA and protein levels of ILT3 and ILT4 on NKL cells were increased for 12, 24, or 36 hours. CsA at various concentrations inhibited the proliferation of NKL cells to varying degrees; at 36 hours CsA (15 mg/L) showed greater effects on ILT3 and ILT4 expression and less influence on NKL growth. The ability of NKL cells primed with CsA (15 mg/L) for 36 hours to kill tumor cells was decreased markedly. CONCLUSIONS CsA up-regulated the expression of ILT3 and ILT4 on NKL cells, which influenced their cytotoxicity against tumor cells with different expression of HLA-G and proliferation of NKL cells.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Coculture Techniques
- Cyclosporine/pharmacology
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Flow Cytometry
- HLA-G Antigens/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology
- Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Neoplasms/immunology
- Neoplasms/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Time Factors
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Up-Regulation
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- Y-Q Si
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Zhang Y, Lu N, Xue Y, Zhang M, Li Y, Si Y, Bian X, Jia Y, Wang Y. Expression of immunoglobulin-like transcript (ILT)2 and ILT3 in human gastric cancer and its clinical significance. Mol Med Rep 2012; 5:910-6. [PMID: 22246571 PMCID: PMC3493079 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Immune inhibitory receptors play an important role in organ transplantation, autoimmune diseases and cancers. Immunoglobulin-like transcript (ILT)2 and ILT3 belong to the inhibitory receptors of the ILT family, which have been reported to regulate a broad range of cellular functions involved in the immune response. They contain immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs), which are related to immune regulation. Although ILT receptors have been studied in dendritic cells (DCs), T cells, NK cells and other cell types, the expression and clinical significance of ILT2 and ILT3 in gastric cancer have yet to be elucidated. Here, the expression of ILT2 and ILT3 in gastric cancer cell lines and pathologic tissues, as well as their effects on the cytotoxicity of NK92MI against the gastric cancer cell lines MKNI with ILT2lowILT3low and HGC-27 with ILT2highILT3high were detected. The results suggest that ILT2 and ILT3 are expressed with diverse degrees in gastric cancer cells and tissues, and the expression of ILT2 is related with differentiation and size of tumors. Furthermore, the cytotoxic activity of NK92MI against the MKNI cell line was stronger than that against HGC-27. This study indicates that ILT2 and ILT3 play a key role in gastric cancer immune escape, and ILT2 may be a new target in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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Ryu M, Chen Y, Qi J, Liu J, Fan Z, Nam G, Shi Y, Cheng H, Gao GF. LILRA3 binds both classical and non-classical HLA class I molecules but with reduced affinities compared to LILRB1/LILRB2: structural evidence. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19245. [PMID: 21559424 PMCID: PMC3084784 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Structurally, Group 1 LILR (Leukocyte Immunogloblin (Ig)-Like Receptor, also known as Ig-like transcripts, ILT; Leukocyte Ig-like receptor, LIR; and CD85) members are very similar in terms of the HLAIs (human leukocyte antigen class I molecules) binding region and were hypothesized that they all bind to HLAIs. As one of the Group 1 LILRs, LILRA3 is the only secretory LILR and may greatly control the inhibitory immune response induced by LILRB1, LILRB2, and other HLA-binding LILR molecules like LILRA1. Nevertheless, little was known about the binding of LILRA3 to HLAIs. In this report, we present the crystal structure of the LILRA3 domain 1 (D1) and evaluate the D1 and D1D2 (domain 1 and domain 2) binding to classical and non-classical HLAIs using BIAcore® surface plasmon resonance analysis (SPR). We found that LILRA3 binds both classical HLA-A*0201 and non-classical HLA-G1 but with reduced affinities compared to either LILRB1 or LILRB2. The polymorphic amino acids and the LILRA3 D1 structure support this notion.
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- Myongchol Ryu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Microbiology, State Academy of Sciences, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRKorea)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Core Facility, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Microbiology, State Academy of Sciences, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRKorea)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cheng H, Mohammed F, Nam G, Chen Y, Qi J, Garner LI, Allen RL, Yan J, Willcox BE, Gao GF. Crystal structure of leukocyte Ig-like receptor LILRB4 (ILT3/LIR-5/CD85k): a myeloid inhibitory receptor involved in immune tolerance. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:18013-25. [PMID: 21454581 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.221028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The myeloid inhibitory receptor LILRB4 (also called ILT3, LIR-5, CD85k), a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs/LIRs), is an important mediator of immune tolerance. Up-regulated on tolerogenic dendritic cells, it has been shown to modulate immune responses via induction of T cell anergy and differentiation of CD8(+) T suppressor cells and may play a role in establishing immune tolerance in cancer. Consequently, characterizing the molecular mechanisms involved in LILRB4 function and in particular its structure and ligands is a key aim but has remained elusive to date. Here we describe the production, crystallization, and structure of the LILRB4 ectodomain to 1.7 Å using an expression strategy involving engineering of an additional disulfide bond in the D2 domain to enhance protein stability. LILRB4 comprises two immunoglobulin domains similar in structure to other LILRs; however, the D2 domain, which is most closely related to the D4 domains of other family members, contains 3(10) helices not previously observed. At the D1-D2 interface, reduced interdomain contacts resulted in an obtuse interdomain angle of ∼107°. Comparison with MHC class I binding Group 1 LILRs suggests LILRB4 is both conformationally and electrostatically unsuited to MHC ligation, consistent with LILRB4 status as a Group 2 LILR likely to bind novel non-MHC class I ligands. Finally, examination of the LILRB4 surface highlighted distinctive surface patches on the D1 domain and D1D2 hinge region, which may be involved in ligand binding. These findings will facilitate our attempts to precisely define the role of LILRB4 in the regulation of immune tolerance.
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- Hao Cheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Zong L, Chen Y, Yan J, Zhang J. Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of rhesus macaque CD8alphaalpha homodimer. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2010; 66:435-8. [PMID: 20383016 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309110005178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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As a T-cell co-receptor, CD8 binds to MHC class I molecules and plays a pivotal role in the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. To date, structures of CD8 have been solved for two different mammals: human and mouse. The infection of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) is the best animal model for studying HIV. In this study, the rhesus macaque CD8 (rCD8) alphaalpha homodimer was obtained and rCD8alpha exodomain protein crystals were successfully obtained for further structural analysis. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.4 A. The crystal belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 46.52, b = 56.28, c = 82.40 A. These data will facilitate further studies on the structural differences between these CD8 structures and the cellular immune responses of rhesus macaque.
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- Lili Zong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanfang Medical University, Guangzhou 510310, People's Republic of China.
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Chen Y, Liu P, Gao F, Cheng H, Qi J, Gao GF. A dimeric structure of PD-L1: functional units or evolutionary relics? Protein Cell 2010; 1:153-60. [PMID: 21203985 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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PD-L1 is a member of the B7 protein family, most of whose members so far were identified as dimers in a solution and crystalline state, either complexed or uncomplexed with their ligand(s). The binding of PD-L1 with its receptor PD-1 (CD279) delivers an inhibitory signal regulating the T cell function. Simultaneously with the Garboczi group, we successfully solved another structure of human PD-L1 (hPD-L1). Our protein crystallized in the space group of C222(1) with two hPD-L1 molecules per asymmetric unit. After comparison of reported B7 structures, we have found some intrinsic factors involved in the interaction of these two molecules. Based on these results, we tend to believe this uncomplexed hPD-L1 structure demonstrated its potential dimeric state in solution, although it could just be an evolutionary relic, too weak to be detected under present technology, or still a functional unit deserved our attentions.
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- Yong Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASPMI), Beijing 100101, China
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Chen Y, Shi Y, Cheng H, An YQ, Gao GF. Structural immunology and crystallography help immunologists see the immune system in action: How T and NK cells touch their ligands. IUBMB Life 2009; 61:579-90. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chen Y, Gao F, Chu F, Peng H, Zong L, Liu Y, Tien P, Gao GF. Crystal structure of myeloid cell activating receptor leukocyte Ig-like receptor A2 (LILRA2/ILT1/LIR-7) domain swapped dimer: molecular basis for its non-binding to MHC complexes. J Mol Biol 2009; 386:841-53. [PMID: 19230061 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The leukocyte Ig-like receptor (LILR/ILT/LIR) family comprises 13 members that are either activating or inhibitory receptors, regulating a broad range of cells in the immune responses. LILRB1 (ILT2), LILRB2 (ILT4) and LILRA1 (LIR6) can recognize MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class I or class I-like molecules, and LILRB1/HLA-A2, LILRB1/UL18 and LILRB2/HLA-G complex (extracellular domains D1D2) structures have been solved recently. The details of binding to MHC have been described. Despite high levels of sequence similarity among LILRA1, LILRA2 (ILT1), LILRA3 (ILT6) and LILRB1/B2, all earlier experiments showed that LILRA2 does not bind to MHC, but the reason is unknown. Here, we report the LILRA2 extracellular D1D2 domain crystal structure at 2.6 A resolution, which reveals structural shifts of the corresponding MHC-binding amino acid residues in comparison with LILR B1/B2, explaining its non-binding to MHC molecules. We identify some key residues with great influence on the local structure, which exist only in the MHC-binding receptors. Moreover, we show that LILRA2 forms a domain-swapped dimer. Further work with these key swapping residues yields a monomeric form, confirming that the domain-swapping is primarily amino acid sequence-specific. The structure described here supports the dimer conformation in solution observed earlier, and implies a stress-induced regulation by dimerization, consistent with its function as a heat shock promoter.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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