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  • Title: A molecular basis for functional peptide mimicry of a carbohydrate antigen.
    Author: Luo P, Canziani G, Cunto-Amesty G, Kieber-Emmons T.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 2000 May 26; 275(21):16146-54. PubMed ID: 10748116.
    Abstract:
    Peptides may substitute for carbohydrate antigens in carbohydrate-specific immunological reactions. Using the recognition properties of an anti-Lewis Y (LeY) antibody, BR55-2, as a model system, we establish a molecular perspective for peptide mimicry by comparing the three-dimensional basis of BR55-2 binding to LeY with the binding of the same antibody to peptides. The peptides compete with LeY, as demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Biacore analysis. The computer program LUDI was used to epitope map the antibody-combining site, correlating peptide reactivity patterns. This approach identified amino acids interacting with the same BR55-2 functional residue groups that recognize the Fucalpha(1-3) moiety of LeY. Molecular modeling indicates that the peptides adopt an extended turn conformation within the BR55-2 combining site, serving to overlap the peptides with the LeY spatial position. Peptide binding is associated with only minor changes in BR55-2, relative to the BR55-2-LeY complex. Anti-peptide serum distinguishes the Fucalpha(1-3) from the Fucalpha(1-4) linkage, therefore differentiating difucosylated neolactoseries antigens. These results further confirm that peptides and carbohydrates can bind to the same antibody-binding site and that peptides can structurally and functionally mimic salient features of carbohydrate epitopes.
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