9L4G: HLA-C*14:03

Crystal structure of HLA-C*14:03 complexed with 8-mer HIV gag peptide. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.7 Å resolution. Released 24 Dec 2025.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.7 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
3
Atoms
3,145
Mol. weight
44.35 kDa
Released
24 Dec 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9L4G contains 12 α-helices and 30 β-strands across 2 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: 9 helices, 19 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand5-1281
β-strand21-2881
β-strand31-3771
β-strand46-4721
α-helix50-523
α-helix59-8426
β-strand94-10291
β-strand111-11881
β-strand121-12661
β-strand133-13531
α-helix139-14911
α-helix152-1587
α-helix159-1635
α-helix164-17411
α-helix176-1794
β-strand18312
β-strand186-19383
β-strand199-208103
β-strand20912
β-strand213-21974
β-strand222-22434
β-strand228-23033
α-helix231-2333
β-strand234-23523
β-strand241-24993
α-helix254-2563
β-strand257-26374
β-strand27214
Chain B: 3 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand315
α-helix4-52
β-strand6-1166
β-strand21-30106
β-strand3115
β-strand36-4167
β-strand44-4527
α-helix461
β-strand50-5126
α-helix52-543
β-strand55-5626
β-strand62-7096
β-strand78-8367
β-strand91-9447

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
MHC class I antigenAprotein273Homo sapiensA0A6F8VJ76 (AlphaFold model)
Beta-2-microglobulinBprotein100Homo sapiensP61769 (AlphaFold model)
LL8Cprotein8Homo sapiens
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9L4G_1 MHC class I antigen (chains A)
SHSMRYFSTSVSRPGRGEPHFIAVGYVDDTQFVRFDSDAASPRGEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWD
RETQKYKRQAQTDRVSLRNLRGYYNQSEAGSHTLQWMFGCDLGPDGRLLRGYDQSAYDGK
DYIALNEDLRSWTAADTAAQITQRKWEAAREAEQRRAYLEGTCVEWLRRYLENGKETLQR
AEHPKTHVTHHPVSDHEATLRCWALGFYPAEITLTWQWDGEDQTQDTELVETRPAGDGTF
QKWAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGLPEPLTLRW
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>9L4G_2 Beta-2-microglobulin (chains B)
AIQRTPKIQVYSRHPAENGKSNFLNCYVSGFHPSDIEVDLLKNGERIEKVEHSDLSFSKD
WSFYLLYYTEFTPTEKDEYACRVNHVTLSQPKIVKWDRDM
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>9L4G_3 LL8 (chains C)
LYNTVATL

Primary citation

Micropolymorphism outside the peptide-binding groove of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C*14 modulates structural stability and shapes immune responses. Liu, Q., Yang, M., Zhong, P. et al. Int J Biol Macromol (2025) 309:142772-142772. DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142772 · PubMed

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