2001
Conserved CDR3 Regions in T-Cell Receptor (TCR) CD8+T Cells That Recognize the Tax11-19/HLA-A*0201 Complex in a Subject Infected with Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1: Relationship of T-Cell Fine Specificity and Major Histocompatibility Complex/Peptide/TCR Crystal Structure
Bourcier K, Lim D, Ding Y, Smith K, Wucherpfennig K, Hafler D. Conserved CDR3 Regions in T-Cell Receptor (TCR) CD8+T Cells That Recognize the Tax11-19/HLA-A*0201 Complex in a Subject Infected with Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1: Relationship of T-Cell Fine Specificity and Major Histocompatibility Complex/Peptide/TCR Crystal Structure. Journal Of Virology 2001, 75: 9836-9843. PMID: 11559817, PMCID: PMC114556, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.20.9836-9843.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesT cell receptorCDR3 regionTCR alphaHTLV-1-associated myelopathyTax11-19Beta chainHTLV-1-infected individualsT cell receptor repertoirePeripheral blood lymphocytesHuman T-cell leukemia virusHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1T-cell leukemia virusVirus type 1TCR usageT cell fine specificityBlood lymphocytesT cellsImmunodominant epitopesReceptor repertoireType 1Fine specificitySimilar recognition patternTCR structureLeukemia virus
1994
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 sequences