| Literature DB >> 14962380 |
Robyn L Stanfield1, Miroslaw K Gorny, Constance Williams, Susan Zolla-Pazner, Ian A Wilson.
Abstract
447-52D is a human monoclonal antibody isolated from a heterohybridoma derived from an HIV-1-infected individual. This antibody recognizes the hypervariable gp120 V3 loop, and neutralizes both X4 and R5 primary isolates, making it one of the most effective anti-V3 antibodies characterized to date. The crystal structure of the 447-52D Fab in complex with a 16-mer V3 peptide at 2.5 A resolution reveals that the peptide beta hairpin forms a three-stranded mixed beta sheet with complementarity determining region (CDR) H3, with most of the V3 side chains exposed to solvent. Sequence specificity is conferred through interaction of the type-II turn (residues GPGR) at the apex of the V3 hairpin with the base of CDR H3. This novel mode of peptide-antibody recognition enables the antibody to bind to many different V3 sequences where only the GPxR core epitope is absolutely required.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14962380 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.01.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Structure ISSN: 0969-2126 Impact factor: 5.006