Structure-Activity Relationships of Butyrophilin 3 Ligands

ChemMedChem. 2020 Jun 17;15(12):1030-1039. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202000198. Epub 2020 May 26.

Abstract

Phosphoantigens (pAgs) are small phosphorus-containing molecules that stimulate Vγ9Vδ2 T cells with sub-nanomolar cellular potency. Recent work has revealed that these compounds work through binding to the transmembrane immunoglobulin butyrophilin 3A1 (BTN3A1) within its intracellular B30.2 domain. Engagement of BTN3A1 is critical to the formation of an immune synapse between cells that contain pAgs and the Vγ9Vδ2 T cells. This minireview summarizes the structure-activity relationships of pAgs and their implications to the mechanisms of butyrophilin 3 activation leading to Vγ9Vδ2 T cell response.

Keywords: bisphosphonate; gammadelta; phosphoantigen; phospholipids; receptors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / chemistry
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Butyrophilins / chemistry
  • Butyrophilins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Intraepithelial Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organophosphates / chemistry
  • Organophosphates / metabolism
  • Organophosphates / pharmacology*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Domains
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • BTN3A1 protein, human
  • Butyrophilins
  • Ligands
  • Organophosphates