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Evidence for Involvement of a Hydrophobic Patch in Framework Region 1 of Human V4-34-Encoded Igs in Recognition of the Red Blood Cell I Antigen¹

Kathleen N. Potter^2,*, Paul Hobby, Susanne Klijn^*, Freda K. Stevenson^* and Brian J. Sutton

^* Molecular Immunology Group, Tenovus Laboratory, Southampton University Hospitals Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Randall Center, King’s College London, Guy’s Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom

The monoclonal IgM cold agglutinins that bind to the I/i carbohydrate Ags on the surface of RBCs all have Ig H chains encoded by the V4-34 gene segment. This mandatory use indicates that distinctive amino acid sequences may be involved in recognition. Critical amino acids exist in framework region 1 (FR1) of V4-34-encoded Ig, and these generate a specific Id determinant which apparently lies close to the I binding site. However, I binding by Id-expressing Ig can be modulated by sequences in complementarity-determining region (CDR)_H3. Examination of the crystal structure of an anti-I cold agglutinin has revealed a hydrophobic patch in FR1 involving residue W7 on -strand A and the AVY motif (residues 23–25) on -strand B. In this study we used mutagenesis to show that each of the strand components of the hydrophobic patch is required for binding the I carbohydrate Ag. In addition, the crystal structure reveals that amino acids in the carboxyl-terminal region of CDR_H3 form a surface region adjacent to the hydrophobic patch. We propose that the I carbohydrate Ag interacts simultaneously with the entire hydrophobic patch in FR1 and with the outside surface of CDR_H3. This interaction could leave most of the conventional binding site available for binding other Ags.

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