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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Superantigens activate T cells by interacting primarily with the V beta region of the TCR. This report describes a series of studies performed to elucidate the role of the conserved amino acid motif (Asp-His-Asn) in the complementarity-determining region 1 (CDR1) of the TCR V beta chains that recognize murine endogenous superantigen Mls-1. By using site-directed mutagenesis of the Mls-1-reactive TCR V beta 6 gene, it is shown that the alterations of the conserved CDR1 motif disrupt Mls-1 superantigen and conventional Ag recognition in vitro. The loss of V beta 6 (mutant)+ TCR reactivity to Mls-1 superantigen is apparently dependent on the partner alpha-chain in the V beta 6/V alpha 3 TCR pairing shows some reactivity to Mls-1, whereas other TCR pairings do not. The examination of the developmental fate of the mutated form of the V beta 6 chain in Mls-1+ mice by using retroviral vector-mediated gene transfer confirms the critical role played by the CDR1 residues in Mls-1 recognition in vivo. Collectively, the results indicate that the CDR1 of the TCR V beta 6 chain is involved in interacting with peptide/MHC as well as in Mls-1 recognition. The observation that the conserved residues in selective TCR V beta chains are imparting a significant contribution to Ag recognition suggests a molecular basis for the intrinsic bias of some V beta chains for MHC molecules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
152
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5305-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Conserved amino acid residues in the complementarity-determining region 1 of the TCR beta-chain are involved in the recognition of conventional Ag and Mls-1 superantigen.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Immunology and Neurobiology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't