Biophysical mechanism of the scavenger site near T cell-presented epitopes

S. Lu; V. E. Reyes; C. M. Bositis; T. G. Goldschmidt; V. Lam; R. R. Torgerson; T. Ciardelli; L. Hardy; R. A. Lew; R. E. Humphreys

doi:10.1016/0264-410X(92)90410-L

Biophysical mechanism of the scavenger site near T cell-presented epitopes

S. Lu, V. E. Reyes, C. M. Bositis, T. G. Goldschmidt, V. Lam, R. R. Torgerson, T. Ciardelli, L. Hardy, R. A. Lew, R. E. Humphreys

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Abstract

We seek to identify consensus sequences in digested fragments of antigenic proteins regulating selection and major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted presentation to T cells of epitopes within those fragments. One such pattern, of recurrent, hydrophobic sidechains forming a longitudinal hydrophobic strip when a sequence is coiled as an α-helix, is found in or near most T cell-presented epitopes. Such recurrent hydrophobicity may lead to protease-protected coiling of the fragment against endosomal membranes and transfer to MHC molecules. This concept leads to better identification of T cell-presented sequences and possibly to engineering of T cell-presented vaccines to affect their potency and MHC restriction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Vaccine
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0264-410X(92)90410-L
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antigen processing
MHC molecules
T cell-presented epitope
peptide vaccines
α-helix

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Molecular Medicine
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Veterinary
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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