Analysis of the CD2 and spliceosomal Sm B/B′ polyproline‐arginine motifs defined by a monoclonal antibody using a phage‐displayed random peptide library

The cytoplasmic region of the CD2 receptor of lymphocytes contains proline‐rich motifs, which are involved in T cell activation and interleukin‐2 production. An intracellular CD2 binding protein, CD2BP2, interacts with two tandem PPPPGHR segments of the CD2 tail. CD2BP2 contains a GYF (glycine‐tyrosine‐phenylalanine) domain that confers binding to these proline‐rich sequences. Monoclonal antibody 3E10 that was previously raised against a peptide containing the CD2 PPPPGHR segment reacts with the native CD2 molecule and spliceosomal Sm B/B′ proteins. To identify the exact epitope on the CD2 peptide recognized by 3E10, a phage‐displayed combinatorial peptide library was used. Analysis of the selected clones revealed that the mAb 3E10 binds preferentially to the motif PxxPPGxR. Experiments using amino acid substitutions with synthetic peptides confirmed the reactivity of mAb 3E10 with this motif. In addition, we show that several similarities exist between this motif and the CD2BP2‐GFY recognition motif PPGxR/K. Binding of antibody 3E10 indicates some degree of degeneracy, which is consistent with its ability to recognize structurally related polyproline–arginine motifs found in intracellular proteins including Sm B/B′ proteins and other RNA binding proteins. Thus, mAb 3E10 can be used to specifically identify a sub‐class of proline‐rich motifs, and as such can be used to study the potential role of these proline‐rich sequences in mediating protein‐protein interactions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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