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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
The TCR repertoire of a peptide-specific HLA A11-restricted CTL response to persistent infection with EBV was followed for a period of 57 mo. Sequencing of TCR V alpha and V beta chains and alanine scanning mutagenesis analysis of 83 CTL clones isolated in five reactivation experiments demonstrated that this repertoire is composed of at least four distinct CTL clonotypes that are constantly reactivated from donor's blood and express structurally heterogeneous TCRs. Target cell recognition and CD8 blocking experiments indicate that the four clonotypes possess different avidity and TCR affinity for the specific Ag. This demonstrates that at least in some individuals a heterogeneous peptide-specific memory CTL repertoire selected by a persistent Ag can be remarkably stable in time and accommodate a range of TCR affinities and T cell avidities. Our results suggest that competition for the specific Ag may be not the major force driving the maintenance of memory CTLs and that the nature of the first antigenic challenge may largely determine the clonal composition of memory.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
594-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Herpesviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:9670932-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The clonal composition of a peptide-specific oligoclonal CTL repertoire selected in response to persistent EBV infection is stable over time.
pubmed:affiliation
Microbiology and Tumorbiology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. elelev@ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't