PMID- 15537658 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050308 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 280 IP - 4 DP - 2005 Jan 28 TI - A major histocompatibility complex-peptide-restricted antibody and t cell receptor molecules recognize their target by distinct binding modes: crystal structure of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A1-MAGE-A1 in complex with FAB-HYB3. PG - 2972-80 AB - Antibodies with T cell receptor-like specificity possess a considerable diagnostic and therapeutic potential, but the structural basis of the interaction between an antibody and an histocompatibility antigen has so far not been determined. We present here the crystal structure (at 2.15 A resolution) of the recombinant, affinity-matured human antibody fragment Fab-Hyb3 bound to the tumor-associated human leukocyte antigen (HLA)/peptide complex HLA-A1.MAGE-A1. Fab-Hyb3 employs a diagonal docking mode resembling that of T cell receptors. However, other than these natural ligands, the antibody uses only four of its six complementarity-determining regions for direct interactions with the target. It recognizes the C-terminal half of the MAGE-A1 peptide, the HLA-A1 alpha1-helix, and N-terminal residues of the alpha2-helix, accompanied by a large tilting angle between the two types of molecules within the complex. Interestingly, only a single hydrogen bond between a peptide side chain and Fab-Hyb3 contributes to the interaction, but large buried surface areas with pronounced shape complementarity assure high affinity and specificity for MAGE-A1. The HLA-A1.MAGE-A1.antibody structure is discussed in comparison with those of natural ligands recognizing HLA.peptide complexes. FAU - Hulsmeyer, Martin AU - Hulsmeyer M AD - Institut fur Chemie/Kristallographie, Freie Universitat Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Cellectis, 93235 Romainville, France. FAU - Chames, Patrick AU - Chames P FAU - Hillig, Roman C AU - Hillig RC FAU - Stanfield, Robyn L AU - Stanfield RL FAU - Held, Gerhard AU - Held G FAU - Coulie, Pierre G AU - Coulie PG FAU - Alings, Claudia AU - Alings C FAU - Wille, Gabriele AU - Wille G FAU - Saenger, Wolfram AU - Saenger W FAU - Uchanska-Ziegler, Barbara AU - Uchanska-Ziegler B FAU - Hoogenboom, Hennie R AU - Hoogenboom HR FAU - Ziegler, Andreas AU - Ziegler A LA - eng SI - PDB/1W72 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20041110 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (HLA-A1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Melanoma-Specific Antigens) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Antigens, Neoplasm MH - Crystallography, X-Ray MH - HLA-A1 Antigen/*chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen Bonding MH - Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/*chemistry MH - Ligands MH - *Major Histocompatibility Complex MH - Melanoma-Specific Antigens MH - Models, Molecular MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*chemistry MH - Peptides/*chemistry MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Conformation MH - Protein Structure, Secondary MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/*metabolism MH - Water/chemistry EDAT- 2004/11/13 09:00 MHDA- 2005/03/09 09:00 CRDT- 2004/11/13 09:00 PHST- 2004/11/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/03/09 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/11/13 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(20)76350-7 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M411323200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2005 Jan 28;280(4):2972-80. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M411323200. Epub 2004 Nov 10.