Backbone Modifications of HLA-A2-Restricted Antigens Induce Diverse Binding and T Cell Activation Outcomes

CD8+ T cells express T cell receptors (TCRs) that recognize short peptide antigens in the context of major histocompatibility class I (MHC I) molecules. This recognition process produces an array of cytokine-mediated signals that help to govern immunological responses. Design of biostable MHC I peptide vaccines containing unnatural subunits is desirable, and synthetic antigens in which a native α-amino acid residue is replaced by a homologous β-amino acid residue (native side chain but extended backbone) might be useful in this regard. We have evaluated the impact of α-to-β backbone modification at a single site on T cell-mediated recognition of six clinically important viral and tumor-associated antigens bound to an MHC I. Effects of this modification on MHC I affinity and T cell activation were measured. Many of these modifications diminish or prevent T cell response. However, a number of α/β-peptide antigens were found to mimic the activity of natural antigens or to enhance maximal T cell response, as measured by interferon-γ release. Results from this broad exploratory study advance our understanding of immunological responses to antigens bearing unnatural modifications and suggest that α/β-peptides could be a source of potent and proteolytically stable variants of native antigens.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:143

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Journal of the American Chemical Society - 143(2021), 17 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 6470-6481

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gibadullin, Ruslan [VerfasserIn]
Randall, Caleb J [VerfasserIn]
Sidney, John [VerfasserIn]
Sette, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Gellman, Samuel H [VerfasserIn]

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Antigens, Neoplasm
CTAG1B protein, human
Cytomegalovirus matrix protein 65kDa
HLA-A2 Antigen
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Peptides
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Viral Matrix Proteins

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Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 06.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/jacs.1c00016

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324361912