Fig. 4 |. Interaction between the 3C8 TCR and CD1c.
a–d, Enlarged view of the interactions between residues of the 3C8 TCR CDR3α loop (a), CDR1α loop (b), CDR2α loop (c) and CDR3β loop (d) and the CD1c α-helices. Spheres indicate glycine side chains; red dotted lines indicate salt-bridge interactions; black dotted lines indicate hydrogen-bond interactions. e, Expression of CD69 by J76.3C8 cells after co-culture with C1R cells expressing wild-type CD1c (CD1c WT) or various CD1c alanine-substitution mutants (horizontal axis), or parental C1R cells, C1R.CD1d cells or no C1R cells (right end); results were normalized to those of C1R cells expressing wild-type CD1c, set as 100%, and dashed horizontal lines indicate a 25% or 50% reduction (as marked), relative to that expression (top). Below, the CD1c surface, showing the side-chain residues; colors indicate effect on activation (red, > 50% decrease; orange, 25–50% decrease; blue, < 25% decrease). Data represent two independent experiments, each in duplicate (e).