2AXG: PDB entry 2AXG

The Immunogenicity of a Viral Cytotoxic T Cell Epitope is controlled by its MHC-bound Conformation. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.0 Å resolution. Released 29 Nov 2005.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 2.0 Å
Organism: Homo sapiens
Chains: 3
Atoms: 3,508
Mol. weight: 44.87 kDa
Released: 29 Nov 2005

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

2AXG contains 16 α-helices and 30 β-strands across 3 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain A: 13 helices, 19 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	3-12	10	1
α-helix	20	1
β-strand	21-28	8	1
β-strand	31-37	7	1
β-strand	46-47	2	1
α-helix	50-52	3
α-helix	57-84	28
β-strand	94-103	10	1
β-strand	109-118	10	1
β-strand	121-126	6	1
β-strand	133-135	3	1
α-helix	140-149	10
α-helix	152-159	8
α-helix	160-164	5
α-helix	165-174	10
α-helix	176-179	4
α-helix	182	1
β-strand	183	1	2
α-helix	184-185	2
β-strand	186-193	8	3
β-strand	198-208	11	3
β-strand	209	1	2
β-strand	214-219	6	4
β-strand	222-223	2	4
α-helix	225-227	3
β-strand	229-230	2	3
α-helix	231-233	3
β-strand	234-235	2	3
β-strand	241-250	10	3
α-helix	254-256	3
β-strand	257-262	6	4
β-strand	270-272	3	4

Chain B: 2 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	3	1	5
α-helix	4-5	2
β-strand	6-11	6	6
β-strand	21-30	10	6
β-strand	31	1	5
β-strand	36-41	6	7
β-strand	44-45	2	7
β-strand	50-51	2	6
α-helix	52-54	3
β-strand	55-56	2	6
β-strand	62-70	9	6
β-strand	78-83	6	7
β-strand	91-94	4	7

Chain C: 1 helix, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	6-9	4

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B*3501 heavy chain	A	protein	276	Homo sapiens	P01889 (AlphaFold model)
Beta-2-microglobulin	B	protein	99	Homo sapiens	P61769 (AlphaFold model)
10-mer peptide from BZLF1 trans-activator protein	C	protein	10		P03206 (AlphaFold model)

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA

>2AXG_1 HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B*3501 heavy chain (chains A)
GSHSMRYFYTAMSRPGRGEPRFIAVGYVDDTQFVRFDSDAASPRTEPRAPWIEQEGPEYW
DRNTQIFKTNTQTYRESLRNLRGYYNQSEAGSHIIQRMYGCDLGPDGRLLRGHDQSAYDG
KDYIALNEDLSSWTAADTAAQITQRKWEAARVAEQLRAYLEGLCVEWLRRYLENGKETLQ
RADPPKTHVTHHPVSDHEATLRCWALGFYPAEITLTWQRDGEDQTQDTELVETRPAGDRT
FQKWAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGLPKPLTLRWEP

Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA

>2AXG_2 Beta-2-microglobulin (chains B)
IQRTPKIQVYSRHPAENGKSNFLNCYVSGFHPSDIEVDLLKNGERIEKVEHSDLSFSKDW
SFYLLYYTEFTPTEKDEYACRVNHVTLSQPKIVKWDRDM

Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA

>2AXG_3 10-mer peptide from BZLF1 trans-activator protein (chains C)
APQPAPENAY

Primary citation

The immunogenicity of a viral cytotoxic T cell epitope is controlled by its MHC-bound conformation. Tynan, F.E., Elhassen, D., Purcell, A.W. et al. J Exp Med (2005) 202:1249-1260. DOI 10.1084/jem.20050864 · PubMed

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