Relationship of 2D Affinity to T Cell Functional Outcomes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

ElizabethM. Kolawole¹  TraceyJ. Lamb¹  BrianD. Evavold¹ 

[1] Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA;

关键词: pMHC;    TCR;    affinity;    bond lifetime;    T cells;    2D kinetics;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms21217969

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

T cells are critical for a functioning adaptive immune response and a strong correlation exists between T cell responses and T cell receptor (TCR): peptide-loaded MHC (pMHC) binding. Studies that utilize pMHC tetramer, multimers, and assays of three-dimensional (3D) affinity have provided advancements in our understanding of T cell responses across different diseases. However, these technologies focus on higher affinity and avidity T cells while missing the lower affinity responders. Lower affinity TCRs in expanded polyclonal populations almost always constitute a significant proportion of the response with cells mediating different effector functions associated with variation in the proportion of high and low affinity T cells. Since lower affinity T cells expand and are functional, a fully inclusive view of T cell responses is required to accurately interpret the role of affinity for adaptive T cell immunity. For example, low affinity T cells are capable of inducing autoimmune disease and T cells with an intermediate affinity have been shown to exhibit an optimal anti-tumor response. Here, we focus on how affinity of the TCR may relate to T cell phenotype and provide examples where 2D affinity influences functional outcomes.

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