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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

MHC/peptides stability and T cell activation-Biophysical bases of synapse formation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14570286
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Immunology
Research InstitutionTOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE

Principal Investigator

KOZONO Haruo  KOZONO,Haruo, 生命科学研究所, 助教授 (80287482)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) AZUMA Takachika  AZUMA,Takachika, 生命科学研究所, 教授 (00028234)
ODA Masayuki  ODA,Masayuki, 生命科学研究所, 助手 (20318231)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
KeywordsTCR / MHC / Peptide / Stability / affinity / fluctuation / agonist / antagonist
Research Abstract

We used differential scanning calorimetry to study the thermal denaturation of murine major histocompatibility complex class II, I-Ek, accommodating hemoglobin (Hb) peptide mutants possessing a single amino acid substitution of the chemically conserved amino acids buried in the I-Ek pocket(positions 71 and 73) and exposed to the solvent (position 72).All of the I-Ek-Hb(mut) showed increased thermal stability at pH 5.5 than at pH 7.4, similar to the I-Ek-Hb(wt), which can explain the peptide exchange ftmction of MIFIC II.The thermal stability was strongly dependent on the bound peptide sequences ; the I-Ek-Hb(mut) were less stable than the I-Ek-Hb(wt), in good correlation with the relative binding affinity of each peptide to I-Ek.This supports the notion that the bound peptide is part of the completely folded MHC II molecule.The thermodynamic parameters for I-Ek-Hb(mut) folding can explain the thermodynamic origin of the stability difference, in correlation with the crystal structural analysis, and the limited contributions of the residues on the overall conformation of the I-Ek-peptide complex. We found a linear relationship between the denaturation temperature and the calorimetric enthalpy change.Thus, although the MIIC II-peptide complex could have a diverse thermal stability spectrum, depending on the amino acid sequences of the bound peptides, the conformational perturbations are limited.The variations in the MHC II-peptide complex stability would function in antigen recognition by the T cell receptor, by affecting the stability of the MIIC II-peptide-T cell receptor ternary complex.

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] Tobita T, Oda M, Morii H, Kuroda M, Yoshino A, Azuma T, Kozono H: "A role for the P1 anchor residue in the thermal stability of MHC class II molecule I-A(b)"Immunology Letter. 85. 47-52 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Saito K, Sarai A, Oda M, Azuma T, Kozono H.: "Thermodynamic analysis of the increased stability of MHC class II molecule I-Ek complexed with an antigenic peptide at an acidic pH"Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278. 14732-14738 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Oda M, Kozono H, Morii H, Azuma T: "Evidence of allosteric conformational changes in the antibody constant region upon antigen binding"International Immunology. 15. 417-426 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Youngnak P., Kozono Y., Kozono H., Iwai H., Otsuki N., Jin H., Omura K., Yagita H., Pardoll D.M, Azuma M: "Differential binding properties of B7-H1 and B7-DC to Programmed death-1(PD-1)"Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.. 307. 672-677 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Saito, K., Oda, M., Sarai, A., Azuma, T., Kozono, H: "Contribution of a Single Hydrogen Bond Between bHis81 of MHC Class II I-Ek and The Bound Peptide to The pH-dependent Thermal Stability."Microbiology and Immunology. 48. 53-57 (2004)

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  • [Publications] Tobita, T., Oda, M., Morii, H., Kuroda, M., Yoshino, A., Azuma, T., Kozono, H.: "A role for the P1 anchor residue in the thermal stability of MHC class II molecule I-A(b)."Immunol.Lett.. 85. 47-52 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Oda, M., Kozono, H., Morii, H., Azuma, T.: "Evidence of allosteric conformational changes in the antibody constant region upon antigen binding"Int.Immunol.. 15. 417-426 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Saito, K., Sarai, A., Oda, M., Azuma, T., Kozono, H.: "Thermodynamic Analysis of the Increased Stability of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecule I-Ek Complexed with an Antigenic Peptide at ap Acidic pH"J.Biol.Chem.. 278. 14732-14738 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Youngnak P., Kozono Y, Kozono H., Iwai H., Otsuki N., Jin H., Omura K., Yagita H., Pardoll D.M.Chen L., Azuma, M.: "ifferential binding properties of B7-H1 and B7-DC to Programmed death-1(PD-1)"Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.. 307. 672-677 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Saito, K., Oda, M., Sarai, A., Azuma, T., Kozono, H.: "Cotribution of a Single Hydrogen Bond Between bHis81 of MIHC Class II I-Ek and The Bound Peptide to The pH-dependent Thermal Stability."Microbiol.Immunol.. 48. 53-57 (2004)

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Published: 2005-04-19  

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