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
1990
Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein
Wucherpfennig K, Ota K, Endo N, Seidman JG, Rosenzweig A, Weiner H, Hafler D. Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein. Science 1990, 248: 1016-1019. PMID: 1693015, DOI: 10.1126/science.1693015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisImmunodominant regionMyelin basic proteinMS patientsT cellsBeta 17T cell receptor Vβ usageTCR V beta gene usageReactive T cellsBeta gene usageT cell receptor beta chainT cell linesBasic proteinSpecific immunotherapyVβ usageAutoimmune diseasesReceptor beta chainHealthy subjectsTarget antigenGene usageBeta 12Myelin proteinsTCR structureHuman MBPBeta chain