Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

HLA-B57 micropolymorphism defines the sequence and conformational breadth of the immunopeptidome

  • Patricia T. Illing,
  • Phillip Pymm,
  • Nathan P. Croft,
  • Hugo G. Hilton,
  • Vladimir Jojic,
  • Alex S. Han,
  • Juan L. Mendoza,
  • Nicole A. Mifsud,
  • Nadine L. Dudek,
  • James McCluskey,
  • Peter Parham,
  • Jamie Rossjohn,
  • Julian P. Vivian,
  • Anthony W. Purcell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07109-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are multi-allelic and polymorphic genes that present antigens to immune cells for inducing protective immunity. Here, using systems biology and structural approaches, the authors show that micropolymorphism of three HLA has effects beyond the modulation of antigen diversity.