PMID: 8906788

Authors:

Garboczi DN, Ghosh P, Utz U, Fan QR, Biddison WE, Wiley DC

Title:

Structure of the complex between human T-cell receptor, viral peptide and HLA-A2.

Journal:

Nature. 1996 Nov 14;384(6605):134-41.

Abstract:

Recognition by a T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) of peptide complexed with a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule occurs through variable loops in the TCR structure which bury almost all the available peptide and a much larger area of the MHC molecule. The TCR fits diagonally across the MHC peptide-binding site in a surface feature common to all class I and class II MHC molecules, providing evidence that the nature of binding is general. A broadly applicable binding mode has implications for the mechanism of repertoire selection and the magnitude of alloreactions.