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Human TCR-Binding Affinity is Governed by MHC Class Restriction
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Cole, David K. Pumphrey, Nicholas J. Boulter, Jonathan M. Sami, Malkit Bell, John I. Gostick, Emma Price, David A. Gao, George F. Sewell, Andrew K. Jakobsen, Bent K. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | T cell recognition is initiated by the binding of TCRs to peptide-MHCs (pMHCs), the interaction being characterized by weak affinity and fast kinetics. Previously, only 16 natural TCR/pMHC interactions have been measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Of these, 5 are murine class I, 5 are murine class II, and 6 are human class I-restricted responses. Therefore, a significant gap exists in our understanding of human TCR/pMHC binding due to the limited SPR data currently available for human class I responses and the absence of SPR data for human class II-restricted responses. We have produced a panel of soluble TCR molecules originating from human T cells that respond to naturally occurring disease epitopes and their cognate pMHCs. In this study, we compare the binding affinity and kinetics of eight class-I-specific TCRs (TCR-Is) to pMHC-I with six class-II-specific TCRs (TCR-IIs) to pMHC-II using SPR. Overall, there is a substantial difference in the TCR-binding equilibrium constants for pMHC-I and pMHC-II, which arises from significantly faster on-rates for TCRs binding to pMHC-I. In contrast, the off-rates for all human TCR/pMHC interactions fall within a narrow window regardless of class restriction, thereby providing experimental support for the notion that binding half-life is the principal kinetic feature controlling T cell activation. |
| Ending Page | 5734 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 5727 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.178.9.5727 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 178 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2007-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Tcr/pmhc Interactions Class Restriction Binding of Tcrs |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |