Clonal expansion and persistence of human T cells specific for an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide.
Wucherpfennig KW, Zhang J, Witek C, Matsui M, Modabber Y, Ota K, Hafler DA. Clonal expansion and persistence of human T cells specific for an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 152: 5581-92. PMID: 7514641, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.152.11.5581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsNormal subjectsImmunodominant myelin basic protein peptideMBP-specific T cell linesDR2 haplotypeSpecific T cell clonesTCR beta-chain sequencesReactive T cellsT cell responsesHLA-DR moleculesT cell clonesIdentical TCR sequencesMyelin basic protein peptideIL-2 stimulationT cell linesHuman T cellsAlpha-chain rearrangementMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisBeta chain sequencesTCR rearrangementsPatientsCell responsesTCR alphaTCR sequencesStructural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Sette A, Southwood S, Oseroff C, Matsui M, Strominger JL, Hafler DA. Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1994, 179: 279-290. PMID: 7505801, PMCID: PMC2191316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.179.1.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisCell clonesT cellsImmunodominant myelin basic protein peptideMBP-reactive T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIDR2 haplotypeHistocompatibility complex class IIImmunodominant T cell epitopesHuman T cell clonesAutoreactive T cellsReactive T cellsT cell epitopesMyelin basic protein peptideT cell stimulationT cell receptorMS patientsDRB1 moleculesDR2 antigenRestriction elementsCell epitopesTarget antigenClass II