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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 7, 期 11, 页码 1191-1199出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ni1401
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- NCI NIH HHS [P30CA046934] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI-17134, AI-18785, AI-52225, AI-22295] Funding Source: Medline
T cell receptors ( TCRs) bind complexes of cognate major histocompatibility complex ( MHC) and peptide at relatively low affinities ( 1 - 200 mu M). Nevertheless, TCR-MHC-peptide interactions are usually specific for the peptide and the allele encoding the MHC. Here we show that to escape thymocyte negative selection, TCRs must interact with many of the side chains of MHC-peptide complexes as 'hot spots' for TCR binding. Moreover, even when the 'parental' side chain did not contribute binding affinity, some MHC-peptide residues contributed to TCR specificity, as amino acid substitutions substantially reduced binding affinity. The presence of such 'interface-disruptive' side chains helps to explain how TCRs generate specificity at low-affinity interfaces and why TCRs often 'accommodate' a subset of amino acids at a given MHC-peptide position.
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