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Structural characterization and AlphaFold modeling of human T cell receptor recognition of NRAS cancer neoantigens.

Daichao Wu, Rui Yin, Guodong Chen, Helder V Ribeiro-Filho, Melyssa Cheung, Paul F Robbins, Roy A Mariuzza, Brian G Pierce

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8 authors.

Daichao WuDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Laboratory of Structural Immunology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2086-0190
Rui YinW. M. Keck Laboratory for Structural Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5330-8306
Guodong ChenDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Laboratory of Structural Immunology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.ORCID 0009-0003-5196-2007
Helder V Ribeiro-FilhoW. M. Keck Laboratory for Structural Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8471-207X
Melyssa CheungW. M. Keck Laboratory for Structural Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Paul F RobbinsSurgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1260-8123
Roy A MariuzzaW. M. Keck Laboratory for Structural Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0748-5875
Brian G PierceW. M. Keck Laboratory for Structural Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4821-0368

Funding

Structure and Activation of a Multiprotein Signaling ComplexR01AI129893 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI MARIUZZA, ROY A, ORBAN, JOHN · 2017 to 2021
$3.5M
High resolution modeling and design of immune recognitionR35GM144083 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI Brian G. Pierce · 2022 to 2026
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129893NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM144083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell receptors (TCRs) that recognize cancer neoantigens are important for anticancer immune responses and immunotherapy. Understanding the structural basis of TCR recognition of neoantigens provides insights into their exquisite specificity and can enable design of optimized TCRs. We determined crystal structures of a human TCR in complex with NRAS Q61K and Q61R neoantigen peptides and HLA-A1 major histocompatibility complex (MHC), revealing the molecular underpinnings for dual recognition and specificity versus wild-type NRAS peptide. We then used multiple versions of AlphaFold to model the corresponding complex structures, given the challenge of immune recognition for such methods. One implementation of AlphaFold2 (TCRmodel2) with additional sampling was able to generate accurate models of the complexes, while AlphaFold3 also showed strong performance, although success was lower for other complexes. This study provides insights into TCR recognition of a shared cancer neoantigen as well as the utility and practical considerations for using AlphaFold to model TCR-peptide-MHC complexes.

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Antigens, NeoplasmGTP PhosphohydrolasesMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularReceptors, Antigen, T-CellCrystallography, X-RayHumansNeoplasmsPeptidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationAntigens, NeoplasmGTP PhosphohydrolasesMembrane ProteinsNRAS protein, humanPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID39576860
PMCPMC11584006

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