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Science, volume 321, issue 5897, pages 1834-1837

Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2008-09-26
Journal: Science
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
Q1
Impact factor56.9
ISSN00368075, 10959203
Multidisciplinary
Abstract

Variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) rather than antibodies play the primary role in recognition of antigens in the adaptive immune system of jawless vertebrates. Combinatorial assembly of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) gene segments achieves the required repertoire for antigen recognition. We have determined a crystal structure for a VLR-antigen complex, VLR RBC36 in complex with the H-antigen trisaccharide from human blood type O erythrocytes, at 1.67 angstrom resolution. RBC36 binds the H-trisaccharide on the concave surface of the LRR modules of the solenoid structure where three key hydrophilic residues, multiple van der Waals interactions, and the highly variable insert of the carboxyl-terminal LRR module determine antigen recognition and specificity. The concave surface assembled from the most highly variable regions of the LRRs, along with diversity in the sequence and length of the highly variable insert, can account for the recognition of diverse antigens by VLRs.

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Han B. W. et al. Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors // Science. 2008. Vol. 321. No. 5897. pp. 1834-1837.
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Han B. W., Herrin B. R., Cooper M. D., WILSON I. A. Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors // Science. 2008. Vol. 321. No. 5897. pp. 1834-1837.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1126/science.1162484
UR - https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162484
TI - Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors
T2 - Science
AU - Han, Byung Woo
AU - Herrin, Brantley R.
AU - Cooper, Max D.
AU - WILSON, IAN A.
PY - 2008
DA - 2008/09/26 00:00:00
PB - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
SP - 1834-1837
IS - 5897
VL - 321
SN - 0036-8075
SN - 1095-9203
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@article{2008_Han,
author = {Byung Woo Han and Brantley R. Herrin and Max D. Cooper and IAN A. WILSON},
title = {Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors},
journal = {Science},
year = {2008},
volume = {321},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162484},
number = {5897},
pages = {1834--1837},
doi = {10.1126/science.1162484}
}
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Han, Byung Woo, et al. “Antigen Recognition by Variable Lymphocyte Receptors.” Science, vol. 321, no. 5897, Sep. 2008, pp. 1834-1837. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162484.
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