2012
Class II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes
Costantino CM, Spooner E, Ploegh HL, Hafler DA. Class II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e29805. PMID: 22299025, PMCID: PMC3267721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantigensB-LymphocytesBlood DonorsCase-Control StudiesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansModels, BiologicalPeptidesProteomeSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationT-LymphocytesTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsHLA-DRT cellsPeptide repertoireSelf-antigen presentationAntigen presenting cellsEndogenous peptide repertoireB cell repertoireT-cell processMHC-peptide complexesIL-2Presenting cellsAPC typesT lymphocytesCell repertoireNovel epitopesB cellsHuman BEndogenous epitopesClass II MHC-peptide complexesPeptide epitopesEpitopesCellsCell processesCell-specific proteomesVast majority
2003
Allelic Variation of MHC Structure Alters Peptide Ligands to Induce Atypical Partial Agonistic CD8+ T Cell Function
Lim DG, Slavik JM, Bourcier K, Smith KJ, Hafler DA. Allelic Variation of MHC Structure Alters Peptide Ligands to Induce Atypical Partial Agonistic CD8+ T Cell Function. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 198: 99-109. PMID: 12847139, PMCID: PMC2196091, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell functionT cell clonesCell functionReactive T cell clonesCell clonesT cell responsesDifferent T cell responsesIndividual T cell clonesHLA-A2 moleculesAltered peptide ligandHLA-A2 peptideRecognition of MHCT cell receptorMHC-peptide complexesPolymorphic amino acidsFunctional outcomeHLA-A2Peptide ligandsAgonist functionMHC moleculesCell responsesEarly intracellularLong-term expressionCell receptorAntigen recognition
1996
Complementary mutations in an antigenic peptide allow for crossreactivity of autoreactive T-cell clones
Ausubel L, Kwan C, Sette A, Kuchroo V, Hafler D. Complementary mutations in an antigenic peptide allow for crossreactivity of autoreactive T-cell clones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 15317-15322. PMID: 8986809, PMCID: PMC26402, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.26.15317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesT cell receptorAutoreactive T cell clonesSpecific T cell clonesAntigenic peptidesMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesSpecific peptide antigenContext of MHCT cell recognitionTCR contact residuesMHC-antigen complexesHistocompatibility complex moleculesMHC-peptide complexesSingle conservative amino acid substitutionTCR-MHCT cellsReceptor plasticityPeptide antigensFunctional pocketStimulating peptideCrossreactivityAntigenTrimolecular complexAmino acid substitutionsConservative amino acid substitutions