3huj

Crystal structure of human CD1d-alpha-Galactosylceramide in complex with semi-invariant NKT cell receptor

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

▼

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	Other combination	Heteromer	Protein 4 其他Polymer 1	Beta-2-microglobulin × 1 （P61769） NKT15 T cell receptor alpha-chain × 1 NKT15 T cell receptor beta-chain × 1 beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 water × 4	Consistent with protein count
2	Other combination	Heteromer	Protein 4 其他Polymer 1	Beta-2-microglobulin × 1 （P61769） NKT15 T cell receptor alpha-chain × 1 NKT15 T cell receptor beta-chain × 1 beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 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 4–278； UniProt 21–295 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 4–278； UniProt 21–295

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	Other combination	Heteromer	Protein 4 其他Polymer 1	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d × 1 （P15813） NKT15 T cell receptor alpha-chain × 1 NKT15 T cell receptor beta-chain × 1 beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 N-{(1S,2R,3S)-1-[(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLOXY)METHYL]-2,3-DIHYDROXYHEPTADECYL}HEXACOSANAMIDE × 1 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 water × 4	Consistent with protein count
2	Other combination	Heteromer	Protein 4 其他Polymer 1	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d × 1 （P15813） NKT15 T cell receptor alpha-chain × 1 NKT15 T cell receptor beta-chain × 1 beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 1 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 1–99； UniProt 21–119 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–99； 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.

▼

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	3huj
Deposition date deposition_date	2009-06-14
Structure title title	Crystal structure of human CD1d-alpha-Galactosylceramide in complex with semi-invariant NKT cell receptor
Keywords keywords	;CD1d, NKT T cell receptor, alpha-galactosylceramide, protein receptor complex, Cell membrane, Disulfide bond, Endosome, Glycoprotein, Host-virus interaction, Immune response, Immunoglobulin domain, Innate immunity, Lysosome, Membrane, Transmembrane, Disease mutation, Glycation, MHC I, Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, Secreted, IMMUNE SYSTEM ;; IMMUNE SYSTEM
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

▼

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.

3huj__assembly_1__model_1

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

Download this curve (.dat)

3huj__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3huj__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

P(r) will be calculated and displayed separately for the same assembly/model.

Rg（Guinier）	39.34 Å
Rg (electron density)	40.04 Å
Total Rg	39.99 Å
Atom count	6594
Residues	819
Excluded volume	116380 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3huj__assembly_1__model_1`	tetrameric （4）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`3huj__assembly_2__model_1`	tetrameric （4）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

▶

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

▶

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (10)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	T-cell surface glycoprotein CD1d
Molecular weight formula_weight	32324.4 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	13690

SPGVPQRLFPLRCLQISSFANSSWTRTDGLAWLGELQTHSWSNDSDTVRSLKPWSQGTFSDQQWETLQHIFRVYRSSFTRDVKEFAKMLRLSYPLELQVSAGCEVHPGNASNNFFHVAFQGKDILSFQGTSWEPTQEAPLWVNLAIQVLNQDKWTRETVQWLLNGTCPQFVSGLLESGKSELKKQVKPKAWLSRGPSPGPGRLLLVCHVSGFYPKPVWVKWMRGEQEQQGTQPGDILPNADETWYLRATLDVVAGEAAGLSCRVKHSSLEGQDIVLYWHHHHHH

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Trichoplusia ni

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Description description	Beta-2-microglobulin
Molecular weight formula_weight	11748.2 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

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

IQRTPKIQVYSRHPAENGKSNFLNCYVSGFHPSDIEVDLLKNGERIEKVEHSDLSFSKDWSFYLLYYTEFTPTEKDEYACRVNHVTLSQPKIVKWDRDM

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Trichoplusia ni

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Description description	NKT15 T cell receptor alpha-chain
Molecular weight formula_weight	23227.7 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	E,G

MKNQVEQSPQSLIILEGKNCTLQCNYTVSPFSNLRWYKQDTGRGPVSLTIMTFSENTKSNGRYTATLDADTKQSSLHITASQLSDSASYICVVSDRGSTLGRLYFGRGTQLTVWPDIQNPDPAVYQLRDSKSSDKSVCLFTDFDSQTNVSQSKDSDVYITDKCVLDMRSMDFKSNSAVAWSNKSDFACANAFNNSIIPEDTFFPSPESS

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 4 Entity 4 polymer

Description description	NKT15 T cell receptor beta-chain
Molecular weight formula_weight	28033.2 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	F,H

MEADIYQTPRYLVIGTGKKITLECSQTMGHDKMYWYQQDPGMELHLIHYSYGVNSTEKGDLSSESTVSRIRTEHFPLTLESARPSHTSQYLCASSGLRDRGLYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLKNVFPPEVAVFEPSEAEISHTQKATLVCLATGFYPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQPLKEQPALNDSRYALSSRLRVSATFWQNPRNHFRCQVQFYGLSENDEWTQDRAKPVTQIVSAEAWGRAD

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 5 Entity 5 branched

Description description	beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
Molecular weight formula_weight	383.3 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Entity 6 Entity 6 branched

Description description	beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
Molecular weight formula_weight	586.5 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Entity 7 Entity 7 non-polymer

Description description	2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
Molecular weight formula_weight	221.2 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Entity 8 Entity 8 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	2

Entity 9 Entity 9 non-polymer

Description description	MAGNESIUM ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	24.3 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	1

Entity 10 Entity 10 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	482

▼

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 30 domains

SCOP 2.08 (16 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d3huja1
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	d3huja2
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	d3huja3
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	d3hujb_
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	d3hujc1
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	d3hujc2
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	d3hujc3
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	d3hujd_
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	d3huje1
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	d3huje2
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	d3hujf1
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	d3hujf2
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	d3hujg1
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	d3hujg2
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	d3hujh1
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	d3hujh2
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)

CATH v4.4 (14 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3hujA01
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	3hujA02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujB00
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujC01
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	3hujC02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujD00
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujE01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujE02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujF01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujF02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujG01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujG02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujH01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

Domain ID domain_id	3hujH02
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Immunoglobulins

▶

Unit-cell length a length_a	112.112 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	82.360 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	117.184 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	101.26 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	4

Space group space_group	P 1 2 1
Space-group number int_tables_number	3
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	2.500 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	47.280 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2191
R_work r_work	0.2160
R_free r_free	0.2788

Crystal structure of human CD1d-alpha-Galactosylceramide in complex with semi-invariant NKT cell receptor

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

3huj__assembly_1__model_1

3huj__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3huj__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 (10)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 4 Entity 4 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 5 Entity 5 branched

Entity 6 Entity 6 branched

Entity 7 Entity 7 non-polymer

Entity 8 Entity 8 non-polymer

Entity 9 Entity 9 non-polymer

Entity 10 Entity 10 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 30 domains

SCOP 2.08 (16 domains)

CATH v4.4 (14 domains)

7. Citations (1)