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ArticleNature communications2021

Exchange catalysis by tapasin exploits conserved and allele-specific features of MHC-I molecules.

Huan Lan, Esam T Abualrous, Jana Sticht, Laura Maria Arroyo Fernandez, Tamina Werk, Christoph Weise, Martin Ballaschk, Peter Schmieder, Bernhard Loll, Christian Freund

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huan LanLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Esam T AbualrousLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9582-9089
Jana StichtLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Laura Maria Arroyo FernandezLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0698-1132
Tamina WerkLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christoph WeiseLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Martin BallaschkLeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin, Germany.
Peter SchmiederLeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin, Germany.
Bernhard LollLaboratory of Structural Biology, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7928-4488
Christian FreundLaboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. christian.freund@fu-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7416-8226
Freie Universität Berlin · DELeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The repertoire of peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules on the cell surface is tailored by the ER-resident peptide loading complex (PLC), which contains the exchange catalyst tapasin. Tapasin stabilizes MHC-I molecules and promotes the formation of stable peptide-MHC-I (pMHC-I) complexes that serve as T cell antigens. Exchange of suboptimal by high-affinity ligands is catalyzed by tapasin, but the underlying mechanism is still elusive. Here we analyze the tapasin-induced changes in MHC-I dynamics, and find the catalyst to exploit two essential features of MHC-I. First, tapasin recognizes a conserved allosteric site underneath the α

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AllelesAllosteric RegulationAntigen PresentationBiocatalysisCrystallography, X-RayHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunoglobulinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Dynamics SimulationMutationNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalRecombinant ProteinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IImmunoglobulinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsRecombinant ProteinstapasinTAPBPL protein, human

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PMID34244493
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