Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is one of very few cytokines produced in a latent form, requiring activation to exert any of its vastly diverse effects on development, immunity, and cancer. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress immune cells within close proximity by activating latent TGF-β1 presented by GARP to integrin αVβ8 on their surface. We solved the crystal structure of GARP:latent TGF-β1 bound to an antibody that stabilizes the complex and blocks release of active TGF-β1. This reveals how GARP exploits an unusual medley of interactions, including fold complementation by the N terminus of TGF-β1, to chaperone and orient the cytokine for binding and activation by αVβ8. Thus, this work further elucidates the mechanism of antibody-mediated blockade of TGF-β1 activation and immunosuppression by Tregs.
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Bibliographic reference
Liénart, Stéphanie ; Merceron, Romain ; Vanderaa, Christophe ; Lambert, Fanny ; Colau, Didier ; et. al. Structural basis of latent TGF-β1 presentation and activation by GARP on human regulatory T cells.. In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 362, no. 6417, p. 952-956 (2018)