General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TTU2I3J)

DTT Name HLA class II antigen DQ-2 alpha (HLA-DQA1)
Synonyms MHC class II DQA1; HLADQA1; HLADCA; HLA-DQA1; HLA class II histocompatibility antigen, DQ alpha 1 chain; DCalpha; DC1 alpha chain
Gene Name HLA-DQA1
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
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BioChemical Class
MHC class II
UniProt ID
DQA1_HUMAN
TTD ID
T50768
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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Sequence
MILNKALMLGALALTTVMSPCGGEDIVADHVASYGVNLYQSYGPSGQYTHEFDGDEQFYV
DLGRKETVWCLPVLRQFRFDPQFALTNIAVLKHNLNSLIKRSNSTAATNEVPEVTVFSKS
PVTLGQPNILICLVDNIFPPVVNITWLSNGHSVTEGVSETSFLSKSDHSFFKISYLTLLP
SAEESYDCKVEHWGLDKPLLKHWEPEIPAPMSELTETVVCALGLSVGLVGIVVGTVFIIR
GLRSVGASRHQGPL
Function
Binds peptides derived from antigens that access the endocytic route of antigen presenting cells (APC) and presents them on the cell surface for recognition by the CD4 T-cells. The peptide binding cleft accommodates peptides of 10-30 residues. The peptides presented by MHC class II molecules are generated mostly by degradation of proteins that access the endocytic route, where they are processed by lysosomal proteases and other hydrolases. Exogenous antigens that have been endocytosed by the APC are thus readily available for presentation via MHC II molecules, and for this reason this antigen presentation pathway is usually referred to as exogenous. As membrane proteins on their way to degradation in lysosomes as part of their normal turn-over are also contained in the endosomal/lysosomal compartments, exogenous antigens must compete with those derived from endogenous components. Autophagy is also a source of endogenous peptides, autophagosomes constitutively fuse with MHC class II loading compartments. In addition to APCs,other cells of the gastrointestinal tract, such as epithelial cells, express MHC class II molecules and CD74 and act as APCs, which is an unusual trait of the GI tract. To produce a MHC class II molecule that presents an antigen, three MHC class II molecules (heterodimers of an alpha and a beta chain) associate with a CD74 trimer in the ER to form a heterononamer. Soon after the entry of this complex into the endosomal/lysosomal system where antigen processing occurs, CD74 undergoes a sequential degradation by various proteases, including CTSS and CTSL, leaving a small fragment termed CLIP (class-II-associated invariant chain peptide). The removal of CLIP is facilitated by HLA-DM via direct binding to the alpha-beta-CLIP complex so that CLIP is released. HLA-DM stabilizes MHC class II molecules until primary high affinity antigenic peptides are bound. The MHC II molecule bound to a peptide is then transported to the cell membrane surface. In B-cells, the interaction between HLA-DM andMHC class II molecules is regulated by HLA-DO. Primary dendritic cells (DCs) also to express HLA-DO. Lysosomal microenvironment has been implicated in the regulation of antigen loading into MHC II molecules, increased acidification produces increased proteolysis and efficient peptide loading.
KEGG Pathway
Phagosome (hsa04145 )
Cell adhesion molecules (hsa04514 )
Antigen processing and presentation (hsa04612 )
Hematopoietic cell lineage (hsa04640 )
Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation (hsa04658 )
Th17 cell differentiation (hsa04659 )
Intestinal immune network for IgA production (hsa04672 )
Type I diabetes mellitus (hsa04940 )
Leishmaniasis (hsa05140 )
Toxoplasmosis (hsa05145 )
Staphylococcus aureus infection (hsa05150 )
Tuberculosis (hsa05152 )
Influenza A (hsa05164 )
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection (hsa05166 )
Herpes simplex virus 1 infection (hsa05168 )
Epstein-Barr virus infection (hsa05169 )
Asthma (hsa05310 )
Autoimmune thyroid disease (hsa05320 )
Inflammatory bowel disease (hsa05321 )
Systemic lupus erythematosus (hsa05322 )
Rheumatoid arthritis (hsa05323 )
Allograft rejection (hsa05330 )
Graft-versus-host disease (hsa05332 )
Viral myocarditis (hsa05416 )
Reactome Pathway
Phosphorylation of CD3 and TCR zeta chains (R-HSA-202427 )
Translocation of ZAP-70 to Immunological synapse (R-HSA-202430 )
Generation of second messenger molecules (R-HSA-202433 )
MHC class II antigen presentation (R-HSA-2132295 )
PD-1 signaling (R-HSA-389948 )
Interferon gamma signaling (R-HSA-877300 )
Downstream TCR signaling (R-HSA-202424 )

References

1 Preferential presentation of herpes simplex virus T-cell antigen by HLA DQA1*0501/DQB1*0201 in comparison to HLA DQA1*0201/DQB1*0201. Hum Immunol. 1997 Apr 1;53(2):195-205.