[HTML][HTML] Model for the peptide-free conformation of class II MHC proteins

CA Painter, A Cruz, GE López, LJ Stern… - PLoS One, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background Major histocompatibility complex proteins are believed to undergo significant
conformational changes concomitant with peptide binding, but structural characterization of …

A structural and molecular dynamics approach to understanding the peptide-receptive transition state of MHC-I molecules

MG Mage, MA Dolan, R Wang, LF Boyd… - Molecular …, 2013 - Elsevier
The mature conformation of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) proteins
depends on the presence of bound peptides, permitting recognition at the cell surface by …

Conformational variation in structures of classical and non‐classical MHCII proteins and functional implications

CA Painter, LJ Stern - Immunological reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Recent structural characterizations of classical and non‐classical major histocompatibility
complex class II (MHCII) proteins have provided a view into the dynamic nature of the MHCII …

Flexibility of the MHC class II peptide binding cleft in the bound, partially filled, and empty states: a molecular dynamics simulation study

R Yaneva, S Springer… - … : Original Research on …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Major histocompatibility (MHC) Class II cell surface proteins present antigenic
peptides to the immune system. Class II structures in complex with peptides but not in the …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of peptide-free and partially loaded MHC class I molecules reveal mechanisms of peptide selection

R Anjanappa, M Garcia-Alai, JD Kopicki… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class I molecules selectively bind
peptides for presentation to cytotoxic T cells. The peptide-free state of these molecules is not …

[HTML][HTML] The Carboxy Terminus of the Ligand Peptide Determines the Stability of the MHC Class I Molecule H-2Kb: A Combined Molecular Dynamics and …

ET Abualrous, SK Saini, VR Ramnarayan, FT Ilca… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules (proteins) bind peptides of eight to
ten amino acids to present them at the cell surface to cytotoxic T cells. The class I binding …

[PDF][PDF] Conformational flexibility of the MHC class I α1-α2 domain in peptide bound and free states: a molecular dynamics simulation study

M Zacharias, S Springer - Biophysical journal, 2004 - cell.com
Major histocompatibility complex class I proteins play a key role in the recognition and
presentation of peptide antigens to the host immune system. The structure of various major …

Energetics and cooperativity of the hydrogen bonding and anchor interactions that bind peptides to MHC class II protein

BJ McFarland, JF Katz, AJ Sant, C Beeson - Journal of molecular biology, 2005 - Elsevier
The complexity of the interaction between major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II)
proteins and peptide ligands has been revealed through structural studies and …

Changes at the floor of the peptide‐binding groove induce a strong preference for Proline at position 3 of the bound peptide: Molecular dynamics simulations of HLA …

H Toh, CJ Savoie, N Kamikawaji, S Muta… - Biopolymers …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We report on molecular dynamics simulations of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)–
peptide complexes. Class I MHC molecules play an important role in cellular immunity by …

Crystal structures of HLA‐A* 0201 complexed with antigenic peptides with either the amino‐or carboxyl‐terminal group substituted by a methyl group

M Bouvier, HC Guo, KJ Smith… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The crystal structures of class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules
complexed with antigenic peptides revealed a network of hydrogen bonds between the …