1zt4

The crystal structure of human CD1d with and without alpha-Galactosylceramide

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d

Homo sapiens

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 2	Beta-2-microglobulin × 1 （P61769） N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 water × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 2	Beta-2-microglobulin × 1 （P61769） water × 2	Consistent with protein count
3	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 4	Beta-2-microglobulin × 2 （P61769） N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 water × 4	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	CD1D_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–281； UniProt 19–300 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–281； UniProt 19–300

Beta-2-microglobulin

Homo sapiens

UniProt P61769

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 2	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d × 1 （P15813） N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 water × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 2	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d × 1 （P15813） water × 2	Consistent with protein count
3	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 4	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d × 2 （P15813） N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 water × 4	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	B2MG_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	2
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain B； PDBConstruct 2–100； UniProt 21–119 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 2–100； UniProt 21–119

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	1zt4
Deposition date deposition_date	2005-05-26
Structure title title	The crystal structure of human CD1d with and without alpha-Galactosylceramide
Keywords keywords	;human CD1d, CD1, MHC class I, empty binding groove, glycolipid, alpha-galactosylceramide, alpha-GalCer, Structural Proteomics in Europe, SPINE, Structural Genomics, IMMUNE SYSTEM ;; IMMUNE SYSTEM
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	24.27 Å
Rg (electron density)	23.22 Å
Total Rg	24.12 Å
Atom count	3050
Residues	372
Excluded volume	54228 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`1zt4__assembly_1__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`1zt4__assembly_2__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
3	1	`1zt4__assembly_3__model_1`	tetrameric （4）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d
Molecular weight formula_weight	31818.8 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,C
Atom count atom_count	6093

AEVPQRLFPLRCLQISSFANSSWTRTDGLAWLGELQTHSWSNDSDTVRSLKPWSQGTFSDQQWETLQHIFRVYRSSFTRDVKEFAKMLRLSYPLELQVSAGCEVHPGNASNNFFHVAFQGKDILSFQGTSWEPTQEAPLWVNLAIQVLNQDKWTRETVQWLLNGTCPQFVSGLLESGKSELKKQVKPKAWLSRGPSPGPGRLLLVCHVSGFYPKPVWVKWMRGEQEQQGTQPGDILPNADETWYLRATLDVVAGEAAGLSCRVKHSSLEGQDIVLYWGGSY

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Description description	Beta-2-microglobulin
Molecular weight formula_weight	11879.4 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	B,D

MIQRTPKIQVYSRHPAENGKSNFLNCYVSGFHPSDIEVDLLKNGERIEKVEHSDLSFSKDWSFYLLYYTEFTPTEKDEYACRVNHVTLSQPKIVKWDRDM

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Description description	N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE
Molecular weight formula_weight	858.3 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	18

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 14 domains

SCOP 2.08 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4a1
Class class	b — All beta proteins
Fold Fold fold	b.1 — Immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	b.1.1 — Immunoglobulin
Family Family family	b.1.1.2 — C1 set domains (antibody constant domain-like)

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4a2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.19 — MHC antigen-recognition domain
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.19.1 — MHC antigen-recognition domain
Family Family family	d.19.1.1 — MHC antigen-recognition domain

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4b2
Class class	b — All beta proteins
Fold Fold fold	b.1 — Immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	b.1.1 — Immunoglobulin
Family Family family	b.1.1.2 — C1 set domains (antibody constant domain-like)

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4b3
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4c1
Class class	b — All beta proteins
Fold Fold fold	b.1 — Immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	b.1.1 — Immunoglobulin
Family Family family	b.1.1.0 — automated matches

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4c2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.19 — MHC antigen-recognition domain
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.19.1 — MHC antigen-recognition domain
Family Family family	d.19.1.1 — MHC antigen-recognition domain

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4d2
Class class	b — All beta proteins
Fold Fold fold	b.1 — Immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	b.1.1 — Immunoglobulin
Family Family family	b.1.1.2 — C1 set domains (antibody constant domain-like)

Domain ID domain_id	d1zt4d3
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4A01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	500 — Murine Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex, H2-DB; Chain A, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — MHC class I-like antigen recognition-like

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4A02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4B00
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4C01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	500 — Murine Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex, H2-DB; Chain A, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — MHC class I-like antigen recognition-like

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4C02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	1zt4D00
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

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Unit-cell length a length_a	50.470 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	94.300 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	176.070 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	8

Space group space_group	P 21 21 21
Space-group number int_tables_number	19
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	3.000 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	30.000 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2340
R_work r_work	0.2340
R_free r_free	0.3260

The crystal structure of human CD1d with and without alpha-Galactosylceramide

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Beta-2-microglobulin

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 14 domains

SCOP 2.08 (8 domains)

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

7. Citations (1)

The crystal structure of human CD1d with and without alpha-Galactosylceramide

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Beta-2-microglobulin

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

1zt4__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 14 domains

SCOP 2.08 (8 domains)

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

7. Citations (1)