Title: | Structural analysis for glycolipid recognition by the C-type lectins Mincle and MCL |
Authors: | Furukawa, Atsushi Browse this author |
Kamishikiryo, Jun Browse this author |
Mori, Daiki Browse this author |
Toyonaga, Kenji Browse this author |
Okabe, Yuki Browse this author |
Toji, Aya Browse this author |
Kanda, Ryo Browse this author |
Miyake, Yasunobu Browse this author |
Ose, Toyoyuki Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Yamasaki, Sho Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Maenaka, Katsumi Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Keywords: | X-ray crystallography |
innate immunity |
mycobacteria |
pattern-recognition receptors |
myeloid cells |
Issue Date: | 22-Oct-2013 |
Publisher: | Natl acad sciences |
Journal Title: | Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america |
Volume: | 110 |
Issue: | 43 |
Start Page: | 17438 |
End Page: | 17443 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1312649110 |
PMID: | 24101491 |
Abstract: | Mincle [macrophage inducible Ca2+-dependent (C-type) lectin; CLEC4E] and MCL (macrophage C-type lectin; CLEC4D) are receptors for the cord factor TDM (trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate), a unique glycolipid of mycobacterial cell-surface components, and activate immune cells to confer adjuvant activity. Although it is known that receptor-TDM interactions require both sugar and lipid moieties of TDM, the mechanisms of glycolipid recognition by Mincle and MCL remain unclear. We here report the crystal structures of Mincle, MCL, and the Mincle-citric acid complex. The structures revealed that these receptors are capable of interacting with sugar in a Ca2+-dependent manner, as observed in other C-type lectins. However, Mincle and MCL uniquely possess shallow hydrophobic regions found adjacent to their putative sugar binding sites, which reasonably locate for recognition of fatty acid moieties of glycolipids. Functional studies using mutant receptors as well as glycolipid ligands support this deduced binding mode. These results give insight into the molecular mechanism of glycolipid recognition through C-type lectin receptors, which may provide clues to rational design for effective adjuvants. |
Type: | article (author version) |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/56593 |
Appears in Collections: | 薬学研究院 (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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