Dong, T and Boyd, D and Rosenberg, W and Alp, N and Takiguchi, M and McMichael, A and Rowland-Jones, S (1996) An HLA-B35-restricted epitope modified at an anchor residue results in an antagonist peptide. Eur J Immunol , 26 (2) 335 - 339. 10.1002/eji.1830260210.
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Abstract
Peptides associated with HLA-B35 commonly have a proline or occasionally a serine residue in the P2 anchor position of the peptide, with a tyrosine at the C terminus. Based on this motif, we identified an octamer epitope from influenza A matrix protein which is presented by HLA-B35. The requirements for MHC binding and T cell receptor contact have been analyzed using analogs of this peptide with substitutions at positions 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8. The natural epitope contains a serine residue at P2 of the peptide. Substitution of this residue with proline (the favored amino acid in this position in B35-associated peptides) considerably enhances binding to HLA-B35 in the T2-B35 cell line, but the peptide is not recognized by the majority of CTL clones and can antagonize recognition of the index peptide. This suggests that a conservative substitution at the P2 anchor position results in a conformational change in the peptide-MHC surface exposed to the T cell receptor.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An HLA-B35-restricted epitope modified at an anchor residue results in an antagonist peptide. |
| Location: | GERMANY |
| DOI: | 10.1002/eji.1830260210 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Amino Acid Sequence, Binding, Competitive, Cell Line, Clone Cells, HLA-B35 Antigen, Humans, Influenza A virus, Lymphocyte Count, Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, Molecular Sequence Data, Peptides, Stem Cells, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic |
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