Direct binding of autoimmune disease related T cell epitopes to purified Lewis rat MHC class II molecules
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Direct binding of autoimmune disease related T cell epitopes to purified Lewis rat MHC class II molecules. / Joosten, I; Wauben, M H; Holewijn, M C; Reske, K; Pedersen, L O; Roosenboom, C F; Hensen, E J; van Eden, W; Buus, S.
I: International Immunology, Bind 6, Nr. 5, 1994, s. 751-9.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Direct binding of autoimmune disease related T cell epitopes to purified Lewis rat MHC class II molecules
AU - Joosten, I
AU - Wauben, M H
AU - Holewijn, M C
AU - Reske, K
AU - Pedersen, L O
AU - Roosenboom, C F
AU - Hensen, E J
AU - van Eden, W
AU - Buus, S
N1 - Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Autoantigens; Autoimmune Diseases; Binding, Competitive; Cattle; Cell Line; Cells, Cultured; Chemiluminescent Measurements; Epitopes; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; Molecular Sequence Data; Peptides; Rats; Rats, Inbred Lew; Sensitivity and Specificity; T-Lymphocytes
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - New strategies applied in the treatment of experimental autoimmune disease models involve blocking or modulation of MHC-peptide-TCR interactions either at the level of peptide-MHC interaction or, alternatively, at the level of T cell recognition. In order to identify useful competitor peptides one must be able to assess peptide-MHC interactions. Several well described autoimmune disease models exist in the Lewis rat and thus this particular rat strain provides a good model system to study the effect of competitor peptides. So far no information has been available on the peptide binding characteristics of the Lewis rat MHC class II RT1.B1 molecule. We have now developed a biochemical binding assay which enables competition studies in which the relative MHC binding affinity of a set of non-labelled peptides can be assessed while employing detection of biotinylated marker peptides by chemiluminescence. The assay is sensitive and specific. We have used this assay to determine the binding characteristics of several disease associated T cell determinants and their sequence analogues in the Lewis rat. Notably, most of the autoimmune disease associated peptide sequences tested were found to be intermediate to poor binders. Single amino acid substitutions at defined positions were sufficient to turn certain peptides into good binders. These results are relevant to the design of competitor peptides in the treatment of experimental autoimmune diseases.
AB - New strategies applied in the treatment of experimental autoimmune disease models involve blocking or modulation of MHC-peptide-TCR interactions either at the level of peptide-MHC interaction or, alternatively, at the level of T cell recognition. In order to identify useful competitor peptides one must be able to assess peptide-MHC interactions. Several well described autoimmune disease models exist in the Lewis rat and thus this particular rat strain provides a good model system to study the effect of competitor peptides. So far no information has been available on the peptide binding characteristics of the Lewis rat MHC class II RT1.B1 molecule. We have now developed a biochemical binding assay which enables competition studies in which the relative MHC binding affinity of a set of non-labelled peptides can be assessed while employing detection of biotinylated marker peptides by chemiluminescence. The assay is sensitive and specific. We have used this assay to determine the binding characteristics of several disease associated T cell determinants and their sequence analogues in the Lewis rat. Notably, most of the autoimmune disease associated peptide sequences tested were found to be intermediate to poor binders. Single amino acid substitutions at defined positions were sufficient to turn certain peptides into good binders. These results are relevant to the design of competitor peptides in the treatment of experimental autoimmune diseases.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 7521668
VL - 6
SP - 751
EP - 759
JO - International Immunology
JF - International Immunology
SN - 0953-8178
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 9946038